We are looking for a highly motivated individual tolead, support, and manage a team of Engineers to ramp the powertrain manufacturinglines in Gigafactory Reno. This is a unique opportunity to work at theforefront of the rapidly growing EV industry. The successful candidate has ademonstrated history of strong cross functional leadership, first principlestechnical problem solving, exceptional communication, and a metrics drivenapproach to efficient manufacturing. Candidate should be well versed in allaspects of advanced manufacturing-commissioning first of its kind automated equipment,facilities, layouts, automation vendors, GSM, controls integration, safety protocols,data systems, new product introduction, and quality assurance. The candidatewill lean on first-hand experience to drive effective solutions to DFMEA,PFMEA, and Safety Risks.

• Work in lock step with the Manufacturing, Product Design, andQuality Engineering team to fully understand the product, equipment, process, andquality control plans.
• Foster innovation for new processes and procedures that carryforward to future factories and products.
• Prepare and present funding approval requests for new projects andupgrades to executive leadership.
• Establish strategic roadmap for efficient install, troubleshootingof new equipment and guide the engineering team on solving problems and makingimprovements/upgrades to achieve target rate, yield and quality standards.
• Lead power-on and commissioning activities of new production linesacross equipment, controls, process and quality engineering teams and ramp upto build plan.
• Establish working relationships with current and new automationvendors.
• Proactive planning for labor needs ahead of aggressive productionramp targets, communicating job expectations, performing employee performancereviews, and managing the team in alignment of company policies and procedures.
• Ability to mentor and develop a strong team through selectiverecruitment, thorough and consistent on-boarding process, training, andcoaching
• Maintain aculture of adherence to standardized work and compliance to documented processesand procedures to ensure safe practices and building products to quality specare sustained.
• Coach the teamand instill process standardization, process audits, standardized training anddrive continuous improvement relentlessly.
• Tactical planningto achieve the production build plan with highest safety, quality and yieldperformance.
• Plan, coordinate and review both greenfield and brownfieldfacility systems install including: power, air and network distribution,material and personnel flow, equipment layouts/matrices and plant logistics.
• Establish roadmap for continuous improvement and cost downprojects for existing production lines and develop high level KPI's andtargets.
• Maintaindetailed component level process documentation and findings.
• Maintaindetailed component process level schedule Manufacturing Line Development.
• Defineprocess, equipment, and layout for prototype workstations.
• Developspecifications and validation criteria for custom prototype equipment.
• Leadthe development of hand off package for equipment - documentation, schematics,spare parts etc for the maintenance and sustaining teams.
• Work with HR andother teams to improve the morale of the team and create an environment inwhich team members want to come to work and perform at the highest level.

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, orequivalent experience
• 7-10 years ofleadership and manufacturing experience preferably in automotive industry or ahighly technical manufacturing environment.
• The idealcandidate is analytical, detail-oriented, self-driven, critical thinker andable to pro-actively communicate with all employees and works well in afast-paced multi-cultural environment.
• Experience withprocess improvement methodologies, improve efficiency, increase yield andavailability, design of experiments
• Excellent verbaland written communication skills with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to workwell under pressure, manage competing demands, juggle priorities and meettight deadlines with diligent follow through.
• Hands-onexperience implementing lean methodologies and world class manufacturing practices.
• Ability to usestructured problem-solving methods and techniques to successfully resolveproduction problems such as 8Ds, fishbone diagrams, 5 WHY analysis etc.
• Ability to fostera close working relationship with team members, management and cross functionalgroups, highly collaborative and be able to have a positive impact on theoverall team.
• High-levelleadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal,interpersonal and written communication skills
• A strong sense ofurgency and drive to succeed
• Proficiency in mechanical assembly (tolerance analysis, adhesivebonding, mechanical pressing, fastening)
• Experience with automation, PLC programming and HMI design. (AllenBradley, Beckhoff and Ignition Automation experience preferred)
• Familiarity with material joining techniques including fastening,welding, soldering, adhesive bonding.
• Experience with industrial electrical design (facility powerdistribution 480 VAC through control logic in low voltage control panels).
• Familiar with DFMEA and PFMEA execution.
• Enthusiastic, innovative, and take-charge attitude. This candidatecan work independently and set the team's priorities based on competing andurgent priorities.
• Must have introduced new equipment and processes in a production environmentunder tight deadlines. Product built must have at least structural andelectrical requirements.
• Must have direct experience taking prototype products to largevolume manufacturing
• Creative capacity for developing new ways to do things better, cheaper,and faster in alignment with the aggressive Tesla approach to revolutionaryproduct development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills