Industrial Engineering Tech

Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Industrial Engineering Technician to help drive the development of the Gigafactory in Reno, Nevada. Specific responsibilities include developing and analyzing potential factory layouts, optimizing the flow of people, process and material to and through the factory.
Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you 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.
The Industrial Engineering Technician works as part of a small team dedicated to Material Flow Engineering. The team is responsible for driving material flow, factory layout and high-level factory decisions through quantitative analysis. The Technician will contribute a wide variety of data gathering and detailed analysis in support of the overall objectives of the team.

Responsibilities

• Allocate and optimize space for production lines, raw material flow, and support functions using, but not limited to, Excel, AutoCAD 2D, and Revit
• Work with factory simulation/modeling teams to develop flow paths and aisle sizing for products, raw materials, and work in progress
• Define and optimize layouts for production support areas to improve safety, density, and flow
• Support the development and analysis of factory layout concepts using exciting proprietary, industry leading tools to understand and quantify tradeoffs
• Collaborate with external teams designing production lines to ensure layouts align with the vision and plan for the Gigafactory
• Use data driven analysis to justify space utilization and allocation, collaborating with engineering teammates and stakeholders to mitigate layout conflicts
• Create, maintain, and audit material flow work measurement and factory layouts to maintain optimal production system efficiency

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in laying out manufacturing building, manufacturing lines, or warehouse layouts
• Experience with AutoCAD 2D and/or Revit
• Competency with Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel
• Demonstrated ability to perform detailed analysis necessary to make data driven decisions on factory layout, production line or warehouse layout designs
• Experience modeling material flow and process flow
• Must have command of English language, both written and verbal
• Preferred experience: lean manufacturing, IE concepts and work measurement/MOST concepts

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

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

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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