Equipment Technician, Powertrain, Optimus

As a Maintenance Technician on the Reliability Engineering team, you will bridge the gap between cross-functional teams including engineering, maintenance, and vendors to maintain and improve equipment reliability. You will support design and development efforts by drafting in SolidWorks, conducting equipment trials per Tesla PCA standard procedures, fabricating and testing prototype parts, and meticulously tracking trial data. This role requires a strong blend of technical ability, mechanical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail to ensure projects meet specifications, timelines, and Tesla standards while minimizing downtime.

You will work directly with Reliability Engineers to execute reliability centered activities including root cause analysis, data driven improvements, PM development, documentation, and training.

• Design and draft tools, mechanical components, and systems using SolidWorks and eDrawings; contribute to prototyping and design modifications
• Conduct equipment trials following Tesla PCA standard procedures; track trial details, results, materials, and design changes
• Operate fabrication equipment including CNC, Waterjet, 3D printers, welding tools, mills, and lathes to build or modify prototype parts
• Perform day-to-day data collection, condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance using dashboards and sensors; develop reports and deliver presentations to the team
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, hydraulic schematics, and electrical schematics
• Diagnose equipment failures, lead root cause analysis (5 Why, Fishbone Diagrams, Pareto Charts), and collaborate with Reliability Engineers to update Equipment FMEAs
• Support PM development, execution, and training under RCM strategies directed by Reliability and Equipment Engineering
• 3+ years of experience maintaining industrial equipment, automation, or as an industrial maintenance technician (technical military experience or equivalent acceptable
• Proficient in CAD software, specifically SolidWorks and eDrawings
• Strong mechanical aptitude with knowledge of materials, fluid mechanics fundamentals, blueprints, schematics, and mechanical testing equipment voltmeter, potentiometer, pressure gauges
• Familiarity with CMMS systems (FLUX or similar); ability to navigate, maintain data integrity, and support spare parts mapping
• Advanced skills across Microsoft 365 apps Excel & power point and experience creating/managing content in Confluence

Essential Physical Demands

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours a day, including over varied and uneven terrain
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach to install parts
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours a day
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding or other high structures
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump cap and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines

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