Manufacturing Engineer, Tabless/Cell Assembly (m/w/d) – Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

What To Expect

Tesla is accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Revolutionary strategies and products were developed within a few years and successfully launched on a large scale. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation and efficiency. Gigafactory Berlin‑Brandenburg forms the perfect basis for rolling out Tesla’s incredible success story in Europe. The most important pillar for this is our employees. Their passion, motivation and engagement ensure that we achieve our goals. We are looking for you to continue and expand this success story together.

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Engineer to commission, troubleshoot and ramp automation equipment. The engineer will also refine and develop processes. This role is with the Cell Manufacturing Engineering, Tabless – “Welder” team. This engineer will lead the early lifecycle of complex, fully automated, and hi‑volume manufacturing equipment: from power‑on to validation, and will spend a significant portion of his/her time on the production floor. The scope of equipment and processes includes laser welding, hi‑speed pick and place, computer vision, insertions, press‑fits, etc. Other responsibilities would include run trials/DoEs, planning projects, developing specifications, writing procedures, interfacing with vendor, driving budget approvals, and redesigning equipment. The engineer will work closely and cross-coordinate with Tesla’s internal Production Engineering, Maintenance, Quality Engineering, NPI and Project Management teams.

What You’ll Do

• Commission, validate with statistics, and ramp up automated manufacturing lines/equipment
• Troubleshoot equipment, and set up and tune processes; root‑cause analyze and fix deviations
• Perform experiments to improve existing processes, or to verify or develop new processes
• Analyze and visualize production and trial data; present conclusions to cross‑functional teams
• Generate equipment specifications, manufacturing instructions, and other documentation
• Collaborate with Production Engineering, Quality Engineering, and NPI teams on yield, quality and availability improvements
• Coordinate installations and upgrades with vendors and internal suppliers

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering or related degree, or equivalent experience
• Experience in a high‑volume manufacturing environment, and in hands‑on electromechanical troubleshooting
• Skilled in data analysis (summary, regressions) and visualizations; experience with a data analysis software
• Has knowledge of electrical (DC) circuits fundamentals, and able to read schematics
• Knowledgeable in quality concepts and related statistics (SPC, capability)
• Able to perform mechanical tolerance stack / GD&T analyses; experience with CAD software