<p>Reporting to the Solar Energy Manufacturing Engineering Team, the Sr. Manufacturing Equipment Engineer, is primarily responsible for the design and deployment of Tesla Solar Energy factory lines. The selected candidate assumes full ownership of the tool including design, commissioning, process development and technical transfer of the tools to the operation team; qualifying them for use with the highest standards of safety, throughput, uptime and yield (OEE). The Sr. Manufacturing Equipment Engineer works closely with Tesla's internal Product Design, Operations, Facilities, and Quality Engineering teams and coordinates cross-functional design activities with tool vendors to develop novel solar manufacturing equipment.</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with the solar design team to propose\design solutions for Tesla's Solar Energy modules. Ensuring designs are adhering to Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles </li><li>Develop manufacturing methods and select equipment necessary to commercialize the solar products </li><li>Oversee installation and ensure ramp-up of Solar Energy manufacturing equipment </li><li>Define and oversee Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) for Solar Energy manufacturing equipment </li><li>Optimize product flow and line efficiency by designing or improving tools, jigs, stations, work methods and ergonomics using 5S methodology </li><li>Characterize baseline performance and capability of each system and drive actions to maintain or improve performance as measured by product yield and tool availability </li><li>Identify and drive continuous improvement and cost reduction programs </li><li>Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent experience </li><li>Minimum 3 years full-time industry experience in similar field </li><li>Experience with SolidWorks or other 3D CAD software </li><li>Understanding of automation systems, mechanical engineering, robotics, PLCs, and data collection systems </li><li>Strong hands-on experience with high-volume and pilot manufacturing </li><li>Working knowledge of data analysis, statistics, SPC </li><li>Able to travel 20% of the time, both domestically and internationally </li></ul>