Manufacturing Engineering, Plastic Tooling

Tesla's Plastics Manufacturing Engineering team is a diverse, high performing group of engineers that define and execute Tesla's manufacturing processes for plastic components. As a part of this team, you will be tasked with assessing the current manufacturing capabilities of Tesla plastics processes, developing a manufacturing and capacity strategy for plastic components for current and future product programs, determining the most effective methods to manufacture plastic components, and implementing equipment capacity and capability upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of new plastic injection tooling projects to meet product performance and cosmetic requirements
• Bring the voice of manufacturing into design by performing advanced DFMs, evaluating part feasibility, and providing solutions to meet engineering and manufacturing needs
• Design and model all aspects of injection molds, including mold layout, parting lines, actions, and mechanisms
• Apply knowledge of plastic resins, molding characteristics, tool steels, and alloy materials used in injection mold manufacturing
• Develop CAPEX plans, issue RFQs for prototype/production tooling, and manage technical solutions with engineering sub-contractors for process design and tooling construction
• Drive innovation to enable unique product development for each program and collaborate with design and vehicle quality teams to establish part appearance standards
• Commission tooling and support factory launch processes while ensuring scalability of molding processes
• Use data-driven methods to optimize molding processes to meet quality and production requirements
• Support engineering builds, verify molding process scalability, and resolve production challenges
• Lead technical solutions for process design and manage the layout and construction of new plastics tooling

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5-7+ years of hands-on experience with world-class Automotive Class A large/medium injection plastic molds design and processing
• Proficient in Tool design and experienced with 3D Modeling in Catia V5/Cimatron/NX
• Detailed understanding of plastics molding process and post molding operations
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturing, Desing for Assembly and GD & T
• Strong interpersonal skills when working with internal groups and outside vendors
• Ability to work with multi-functional team in a rapidly changing environment with minimal guidance
• Willingness to travel domestically or internationally (Up to 40% per year)
• Understanding and interpreting mold filling simulations and cooling analyses
• Proficient in basic and field related software (i.e., CATIA/SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Mold flow simulations)