Senior Manufacturing Equipment Engineer Tabless, Cell (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

What to Expect

Tesla was founded in 2003 with the goal of accelerating the transition to sustainable energy and protecting the planet Earth. Through solar energy, batteries, and electric vehicles, we are building a world of amazing abundance.

At Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, we manufacture the Model Y, and starting in 2027, we’ll produce everything from battery cells to electric vehicles. This is unique in Europe. Our international team consists of over 12,000 employees from 130 countries. We hire talent at all skill levels - prior experience in the automotive industry is not required. Would you like to help write the next chapter in Tesla’s success story and work at one of Germany’s most modern workplaces? Then this is the right place for you!

As a Senior Manufacturing Equipment Engineer at Tesla, you will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing equipment for our advanced battery cell manufacturing processes. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to building a world-class manufacturing facility from the ground up in a fast-paced and demanding environment. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Quality, and Process teams, to take new products from initial design through prototype development to full production. Your work will involve optimizing equipment and processes, ensuring safety, and driving continuous improvements in a critical subsystem of innovative products.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee the startup, validation, and enhancement of new and existing equipment and fixtures for production
• Lead initiatives to improve safety and ergonomics of production equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices
• Design, fabricate, install, and modify equipment improvements, including managing bidding and quoting processes
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers and technicians to troubleshoot and optimize processes using PLC, HMI, or tool management software
• Develop detailed maintenance instructions for complex and ambiguous repair tasks
• Create preventive maintenance procedures and a comprehensive spares list to enhance equipment OEE
• Manage continuous improvement projects to drive equipment performance based on metrics such as OEE, Availability, MTTR, and MTBF
• Integrate machine interactions with the plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
  

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer with a focus on automation or electromechanical systems
• Proven experience in ramping equipment into manufacturing, including automation, hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical systems, and motion controls
• Experience developing operating and maintenance instructions and training operators
• Proficiency in CAD design tools such as SolidWorks (Catia is a plus)
• Preferred experience with layout creation, tooling drawings, pneumatic, and electrical schematics
• Preferred experience in robot programming and vision systems (e.g., Cognex, Keyence)
• Preferred experience with semi-automated or automated manufacturing equipment in a high-volume environment

Not only do we offer you an attractive compensation package, but also access to a wide range of perks and benefits. For example:

• Our own medical center, a gym and an in-house barbershop.
• E-bike charging stations in front of the factory, more than 500 free charging stations for electric cars, a bike leasing program, free use of the nextbike bike-sharing fleet, as well as numerous free shuttle bus routes to Grünheide and the surrounding areas.
• You’ll receive subsidized canteen meals, a free S-membership at the Urban Sports Club (discount from M+) and you can sign up for many language courses.
• We also offer all employees a wide range of insurance options, such as a company pension plan, as well as discounts on private insurance and legal protection insurance.

These and many other benefits await you. Join Tesla and help us build a world of amazing abundance.

Candidates are expected to uphold and actively promote sustainability principles in their daily work, operating in line with Tesla Global Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S) Policy and EMAS requirements, fostering a culture of continuous environmental improvement.