The commissioning project engineer will support the project for entire lifecycle from concept design through deployment and sustaining of mobile robots into production operations. In this role, you will function as the lead engineer responsible for application requirements, development and execution of the mobile robot system. The role entails significant leadership in product and manufacturing system execution. The role will involve extensive collaboration with other teams and engineering disciplines. The role is located at Gigafactory Texas and requires travel to other Tesla sites globally. The ideal candidate will have a passion for developing manufacturing processes through hands-on involvement, solving challenges with creative first principles solutions and bias for action to execute when non-trivial obstacles block project progress.

• Design automated material handling solutions to establish new and improved material flows throughout the facilities using automated vehicles
• Develop analytical models to establish design criteria and overall system performance criteria
• Lead the development, detailed engineering design, and system build of mobile robot programs
• Implement mobile robots in production environments
• Develop test programs to ensure functional, performance, and safety requirements are met
• Debug and optimize automated processes to maximize cycle time and uptime
• Debug and implement corrective actions for breakdowns and chronic equipment failure
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, supervisors, operators

• BS in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
• 5 years of experience in material handling automation: AS/RS, electric monorail system, conveyance, AGVs or AMRs, robotic material handling
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all organizational levels
• A passion to work on mechanical automation equipment, robots, design of electromechanical/pneumatic systems, motion controls, navigation,vision systems
• Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining and communicating schedules.
• Must understand the integration of equipment design into existing or new systems
• Ability to apply principles of logical and innovative thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
• Proficient in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA or similar modeling software
• You understand the nuances of autonomous system requirements, algorithms, operating environments