Tooling Engineer, Plastics

As a part of the Plastics team,you will be tasked with assessing the current manufacturing capabilities ofTesla plastics processes, developing a manufacturing and capacity strategy forplastic components for current and future product programs, determining themost effective methods to manufacture plastic components, and implementingequipment capacity and capability upgrades.

• Bringing the voice of manufacturing into the design process to guide the design of components for efficient processing through molding and assembly processes
• Supporting capital cost, schedule, and labor planning for new facilities and products
• Providing technical solutions and leading engineering sub-contractors in process design, layout, and construction of new plastics equipment
• Seeking out, investigating, trialing, and evaluating new plastics equipment technologies. Focusing on non-standard solutions and equipment that has not been used in production environments to deliver innovative solutions to enable product programs
• Commissioning molding processes and equipment through the use of factory and site acceptance testing
• Understanding and reviewing part appearance standards. Collaborating with design and vehicle quality as needed to improve appearance standards
• Using a data-based approach to optimize molding processes to reach quality and production requirements
• Defining facility requirements for plastics molding processes
• Supporting all engineering builds and verifying scalability of molding processes
• Developing and executing production process validation criteria using standardized metrics (cycle time, OEE, MTBF, etc.)
• Degree in MechanicalEngineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on experiencewith plastics molding processes and equipment
• Detailed understanding ofplastics molding related process variables and their impact on throughput,quality, and yield rate
• Must have working knowledge ofequipment design, mold design, controls, and set up and validation of roboticcells
• Strong foundation ofproblem-solving skills, statistical process control, design of experiments andsimulation techniques
• Understanding of Design forAssembly (DFM), facility design principles, and lean manufacturing techniques
• Ability to apply engineeringfundamental principles to identify and drive non-standard solutions to solvemanufacturing constraints
• Strong interpersonal skillswhen working with internal groups and outside vendors
• Comfortable providing clear andfocused technical guidance to outside engineering resources whether it beequipment vendors, Tier I, II suppliers, or engineering services
• Ability to work in rapidlychanging environment with minimal guidance; willingness to travel domesticallyor internationally