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Process Engineer, Production Control

Tesla
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 7/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/30/2026
What To Expect
As the Production Control Process Engineering, you will collaborate on the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of internal material logistics to manufacturing lines with respect to safety, efficiency, cost and quality. Through true cross-departmental collaboration, our process engineers design and implement conveyance methods, manpower requirements, equipment needs, lineside layouts, warehouse layouts and replenishment methods to convey raw material effectively and safely to the line. However, our job only begins with design. Through a continuous feedback loop with our operations team, we constantly evaluate and improve our processes to streamline material flow by eliminating non-value-added activities. This never-ending persistence for excellence is a core value to our team and essential to achieving a World Class Manufacturing system. 

What You'll Do

  • Collaborate with cross functional teams such as Manufacturing Engineering, Production Process Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Logistics, Planning, and Factory Software to effectively design and improve all aspects to material flow
  • Analyze data from several operating systems to develop a PFEP (Plan For Every Part)
  • Conduct warehouse capacity analysis based on safety stock/cycle stock requirements to ensure space availability solves for pallet storage requirements
  • Execute granular warehouse layouts to optimize material flow and implement visual 5T signage for operations to effectively store material
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing and Production Engineers to design lineside part presentation layouts in CAD/Revit ensuring all parts are presented in an ergonomic manner and quantities suffice for conveyance delivery cycle times
  • Execute manpower calculations at various vehicle output rates to ensure Production Control Operations is properly staffed to meet demand. Utilize Yamazumi’s to ensure associate utilization is balanced. Provide requirements for equipment needs based on designed processes
  • Ability to learn our internally developed inventory management system MFS (Material Flow System) which will be used to configure the systematic process flow steps to match the defined physical processes


  • What You'll Bring

  • 2 years of experience in material flow engineering, process engineering, continuous improvement engineering, supply chain engineering, logistics, or manufacturing
  • Commanding knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, logistics business systems, pre-determined motion and time standards
  • Experience in mining, collecting, cleansing and analyzing data using Excel, SQL, or other analytical tools
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and Revit to execute granular layouts
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skillsets to collectively work through problem solving
  • Proven experience utilizing lean manufacturing tools to effectively analyze problems to their root cause and implement solutions
  • Previous World Class Manufacturing or Lean Manufacturing experience


  • Benefits
    Compensation and 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


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