Job Description

What to Expect

Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. Revolutionary strategies and products were developed within a few years and successfully launched on a large scale. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation and efficiency.


Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg forms the perfect basis for rolling out Tesla's incredible success story in Europe. The most important pillar for this is our employees. Their passion, motivation and engagement ensure that we achieve our goals. We are looking for you to continue and expand this success story together.


The Role




Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Manufacturing Engineer Stamping Dies, who will be responsible for the processing of Vehicle Stamping dies for blanking line, tandem line as well as transfer line for the Gigafactory in Berlin. You will be responsible for planning of new die sets as well as modifications to existing one and the entire buy-off process. Within this role you will be team member in the Manufacturing Engineering Team Stamping.

What You'll Do

Responsible for executing the job with focus on cost, quality and timing Builds and maintains an attitude of team player to fellow positions to attached and interacting organizations Acts in accordance with environmental, health and safety regulations Acts in accordance with compliance and security regulations Determines feasibility for Engineering Changes Orders (ECOs) and determine time and cost to implement. Works with CAD Tech Lead, ECO/Machining Lead, and Toolmakers to develop modification plans for stamping dies to implement quality improvements, new build die design, ECOs and other modifications and/or repairs. Responsible for full-cycle implementation of ECOs from CATIA model of updated part design. This includes data overlay to determine areas of change, review of die design data to determine modification plan and coordination with both Tool & Die ECO team and vendors to implement changes. Support to set a catalogue of standard spare parts for new project. Attend change control meetings to assess priority of Model Y ECOs and modification requests based on impact to quality, cost and lessons learned Responsible for implementation of 3D die design modifications to reflect Engineering Change Orders Support engineering Team for implementation of Die Modification Requests (DMRs) to improve dimensional quality of stamped panels to increase panel fit in BIW and overall body accuracy. Analyzes reports for die related downtime, as well as part quality and create method/ process to achieve zero downtime, reduce Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and part quality improvement. Built and maintain an attitude of team player with global teams to align/ implement systems to reduce occurrence of defects (target is 0). Supports creation of standards to increase efficiency of ME Tool & Die systems and identify and implement items to drive improvements. Support/ technically leads during die design, vendor buyoff and home line trials for new model dies. Generates independently, modify vehicle stamping parts AUTOFORM simulations, including die designer, process plan, springback compensation Prepares and technically leads review of die designs, patterns, cast models, checking fixture design to prevent production problems Document lesson learned and implementation for future projects

What You'll Bring

Bachelor / Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. The equivalent in experience is also acceptable with evidence of exceptional ability Previous experience in working in and acting with multiple groups of professionals Previous experience in automotive stamping/ die manufacturing Solidly organized, with meticulous attention to detail Experience with structured problem-solving methodology Able to work under intense time pressure in the presence others Mastery of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio / Project, Jira, Confluence Travel is included, including some internationally may be required from time to time Exemplary verbal and written communication skills Fluent in German and/or English language skills Experience in CNC programing and surface reverse engineering is a plus 5+ years Experience with CAD software (CATIA V5) 5+ years of experience in large die design 5+ years experience in AUTOFORM R6 (or higher) new process setup and compensation Experience working with dies with world class appearance requirements in production environment The ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize a large number of projects with competing priorities, considering available manpower. Travel is included, including some internationally may be required from time to time






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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