Material Flow Process Engineer

Tesla is currently seeking a motivated Material Flow Process Engineer to support with current material flow for Gigafactory Nevada projects for Vehicle and Energy Products. This role focuses on the end-to-end design/sustaining of raw material flow, from concept design through handoff of a fully detailed plan to Operations. This role will improve in the current the inbound loading area, provide material handling headcount estimates, support warehouse operation, and ensure the lineside and warehouse space is efficiently designed. This role requires a solid understanding of Material Flow Engineering fundamentals. It is critical for a successful applicant to solve problems using first principles analysis, and exercise aggressive design optimization. This position is based in Sparks Nevada.

The Material Flow Process Engineer will responsible for developing/improving the current factory design which supports seamless integration between production and material flow. Innovation is expected. Through a detailed understanding of the high-level factory objectives and extensive collaboration with the internal and external teams, the PE will ensure that the designed processes as whole achieves all of Tesla’s objectives.

The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong, agile, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today. A successful applicant will take pride in their thoroughness, analytical ability, organizational skills, and team mentality. The candidate will be able to think at a systems level about ambiguous problems and use strong logic to develop models that drive optimal material flow solutions and decisions.

• Develop/Improve end to end material flow design for the entirety of the production control team while optimizing variables such as factory and warehouse space, labor and throughput
• Design innovative material flow strategies for a wide variety of materials for all production lines
• Integrate effective delivery strategies to support safety and drive efficiency
• Improve/Design models to aid with predicting material handling labor, warehouse space and material handling equipment
• Perform capacity planning calculations to ensure accurate resource & equipment planning for the designed system
• Collaborate with cross functional teams comprising of packaging engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance and more, to ensure the right strategies of material flow designs are implemented
• Challenge the assumptions behind manufacturing designs, and base recommendations of design on first principles approach
• Collaborate with manufacturing and factory design layout teams to design detailed material flow lineside layouts
• Develop innovative, cost-effective solutions with the packaging team for part presentation, packing density, and sustainability in automated and manual solutions
• Perform clash detection analysis for material flow routes in the factory footprint to ensure smooth flow of materials

• 4+ years of industrial, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering experience with emphasis on material flow, supply chain, and process improvement
• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive projects with diverse teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Experience quantitatively solving ambiguous problems at a systems level
• Extensive detailed analysis experience to make data-driven decisions and summarize results for executives
• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
• Extensive experience with Excel, Python, SQL and Data Visualization tools
• Experience with layouts in AutoCAD