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Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Tesla Motors, Inc.
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 9/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/15/2026
What to Expect
The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer is primarily responsible for the design of maintenance procedures, tooling retrofits, performance improvements, and deployment of new processes/equipment in theCybercab BodyShop.

What You'll Do
  • Oversee, initiate, and provide maintenance strategy improvement activities in line with production-limiting events, planned outages, and sustaining corrective actions
  • Oversee the development of a Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM) program for current, and future commissioning equipment lines; and the establishment of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Manage the corrective action and countermeasure planning directives for repetitive and rare production equipment limiters; and engage the correct cross-functional teams for corrective action planning and implementation
  • Optimize product flow and line efficiency by designing or improving tools, jigs, stations, work methods and ergonomics using the 5S methodology regarding the maintaining and sustaining of industrial production equipment
  • Work cross functionally with Equipment and Maintenance Engineering Teams and plan for critical, routine, and preventative maintenance plans for existing and new equipment line commissioning
  • Identify and drive continuous improvement and cost reduction programs
  • Monitor budget for entire program. Create dashboards and KPI's to ensure proper track and accountability
  • Manage spare parts procuring and usage for entire program

What You'll Bring
  • 3 years of hands-on mechanical and electrical experience in a production environment; or in a plant industrial maintenance role
  • Familiarity with mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic schematics; and modifications of such
  • Ability to work flexible hours as production and maintenance needs change; this may include days, evenings, and flexible weekends for support
  • Experience with, and development of technical drawing, writings and/or GD&T is preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively achieve results with multiple vendors and internal and external customers; demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams

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

    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.

     

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