Reliability Engineer, Battery Module

What To Expect
We are seeking a skilled Reliability Engineer to optimize production reliability and drive continuous improvement in battery pack manufacturing. The role will focus on minimizing downtime, enhancing equipment performance, and streamlining maintenance processes through data-driven strategies and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate is a proactive engineer with a passion for optimizing manufacturing systems, highly adaptable, demonstrates a strong ability to learn, and approaches challenges with persistence and attention to detail, ensuring consistency and precision in all aspects of the work.

What You'll Do

Optimize Equipment Reliability: Develop and implement customized proactive maintenance tasks to eliminate recurring equipment failures, catalog and manage a database of spare parts to improve inventory control

Data-Driven Maintenance Optimization: Utilize data analytics tools to build interactive dashboards that pinpoint high-downtime equipment stations, enabling targeted interventions to enhance throughput and reduce bottlenecks

Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Lead incremental equipment enhancement projects with a practical, hands-on approach, utilizing reverse engineering, root cause analysis, 3D modeling, CNC machining, and advanced material selection to optimize reliability and equipment uptime

Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with maintenance, production, and engineering teams to proactively identify and troubleshoot issues, refine manufacturing processes, and implement solutions that enhance operational efficiency and reliability

What You'll Bring

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or equivalent experience

3+ years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance optimization, and manufacturing process improvements in automotive manufacturing or high-volume production environments

Excellent problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Knowledge of predictive maintenance techniques, spare parts management, and process automation

Proficiency in data analytics tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau preferred)

Practical experience with reverse engineering, root cause analysis, CNC machining, and 3D modeling (SolidWorks, AutoCAD preferred)

Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

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