Manufacturing Engineer, Plastics, Injection Molding Press & Aux, Optimus

TeslaAustinindeedobjavljeno 07. 08. 2026.

What to Expect As a Plastics Manufacturing Engineer at Tesla, you will design, install and commission Injection molding Presses, Resin Supply and Temperature Control Systems (TCUs). You will define the Manufacturing Layout, processes, and equipment. You will work with a highly motivated cross-functional team and deliver turnkey solutions to enable vehicle production at rate. You will develop processes for highest safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing overall cost. Involvement will start in design phase of new programs until stable production metrics are achieved.

What You'll Do Design and configure Injection Molding presses, TCUs and Resin supply systems based on Mold Tooling and part level requirements

Develop these systems through continuous design reviews and perform thorough validations via FAT on vendor floor

Receive equipment, install, Power on, commission and pass all buy offs and optimize OEE for handover to operations

Collaborate with Factory Layout and Material Flow Team to identify space constraints and design Equipment and Process layouts accordingly

Collaborating with Controls engineering team to ensure all Tesla equipment is built to Tesla standards for ease of Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Supporting all engineering builds and verifying scalability of processes

Developing and executing production process validation criteria using standardized metrics (cycle time, OEE, MTBF, etc.)

Collaborating with product engineering on design for manufacturing of various components to allow for an efficient Manufacturing process that builds quality into the product

What You'll Bring Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience

4-5+ years of hands-on working experience with defining Plastics Equipment and Processes

3+ years of Equipment install , Commissioning and Troubleshooting experience

3D Modeling experience (CATIA/ SOLIDWORKS) to design fixtures, Assemblies and perform tooling clash studies

AutoCAD 2D experience to design 2D line Layouts in Factory grids

Minitab experience to perform Statistical Process Control and Quality studies

30% Travel Requirement for Domestic and International travel

Strong foundation of problem-solving skills, statistical process control, design of experiments and simulation techniques

Understanding of Design for Assembly (DFM), lean manufacturing, and capacity planning techniques

Exceptional project management and leadership skills

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.