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What to Expect
As the process engineer, you will be responsible for process sustaining and
continuous improvement on the Service Manufacturing production lines, building
new HV batteries and electric motors for Tesla's service network. You will be
responsible for applying lean manufacturing principles to monitor yield,
fallout, and critical parameters and drive necessary process improvements.
Daily work will be highly cooperative in nature with regularly interactions
with manufacturing engineering, new product introduction, quality engineering,
equipment engineering, and production operators – strong interpersonal skills
are critical. You will place a significant focus on troubleshooting and root
causing test failures and fallout, including data collection and rework
process development. You will also overlap regularly with the remanufacturing
operations of similar products to understand leading causes of field failures
and prevent defects in production.The position will report to the engineering
lead for the associated product within Service Manufacturing.
What You'll Do
Lead continuous improvement activities to drive improvements to critical
KPIs: safety, quality, output, and cost
Establish regular yield tracking, including data collection and Pareto
charts for top failrues; lead team meetings to review and drive
implementation of countermeasures to top issues
Establish and monitor SPC for all critical process parameters and ensure
process documentation is updated, clear, and comprehensive
Work closely with New Product Introduction teams to trial and implement
product changes and plan for sub-component obsolescence at suppliers
Work closely with maintenance and equipment engineering to troubleshoot
equipment issues and address production issues
Lead NCM (non-conforming material) activities, including the
documentation and troubleshooting of line fall out
Create troubleshooting guides and document procedures for offline failure
analysis of test failures and non-conformances
Design, validate, and document rework procedures for non-conforming
material
Work with field quality and remanufacturing to monitor field reliability
of finished products and drive necessary process improvements to reduce
failures
Maintain MES (manufacturing execution system) SOPs and process flow;
make necessary updates for process and BoM changes
What You'll Bring
BS or higher degree in engineering (Preferred Mechanical, Electrical,
Manufacturing, or Industrial) or equivalent relevant experience
2+ year's experience in manufacturing, operations, or similar
Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement
Knowledge of problem solving tools and methodologies (A3, 8D, or
similar)
Experience with FMEAs and 8D are highly desired
Knowledge of statistical process control (SPC)
Experience with time study methodologies and industrial engineering basics
and strong mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals
Experience with electric motors or lithium ion batteries is a plus
Comfortable working with data; SQL is a plus
Strong verbal and written communication, ability to work in large teams
and comfortable with ambiguity
