Hi all,
Tesla is in major need of Maintenance Technicians. See the description below.

They are looking for community college students who are good at troubleshooting, working out problems, and will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. I spoke with their community college representative (Tony Sciarra), and he said to not “worry about the leveling or experience requirements” mentioned in the job posting below.

STUDENTS: If you feel like you have the technical skills needed and would be a good fit for this position, 
please submit a resume and cover letter to Tony Sciarra at tonys@teslamotors.com (please copy me as well so I know if Tony is getting a response).

You can also see other jobs at:

http://www.teslamotors.com/careers 

INSTRUCTORS: if you have some students you think would be a good fit, please reach out to them and encourage them to apply.

Note, we visited Tesla a couple of weeks ago and went on a tour and talked to their managers. It’s an exciting and demanding environment (they’re in the middle of launching a new car), but there’s a lot of potential for growth based on the conversations we had.

Good luck.

Mark

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Mark Martin, PhD
Regional Director (DSN), Bay Area
Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development
California Community Colleges

(650) 248-7728
mark.martin@design4X.com
http://CaliforniaTechEdResources.org


Level 4 / 5 Maintenance Technician, Powertrain Manufacturing

 

About Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors is a small, aggressive, well-funded start-up in the San Francisco Bay Area that is making advanced electric vehicles, batteries, and drive systems a reality and working to change the future of the transportation industry. We are building a technically strong, fast-moving team that prides itself on superior execution.

 

Our Mission

Tesla Motors designs and sells high-performance, highly efficient electric sports cars — with no compromises. Tesla Motors cars combine style, acceleration, and handling with advanced technologies that make them among the quickest and the most energy-efficient cars on the road.

 

Position Description

The successful Maintenance Technician candidate will have broad-based industrial maintenance experience, encompassing Electrical/PLC, Robotics, Mechanical, Welding, Machining, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, etc. Must be willing to tackle whatever maintenance challenges arise, and be willing to assist and learn from others in their areas of expertise.

 

 Essential Duties/Responsibilities

       Day to day coverage of production line equipment: respond to alarms, breakdowns, and production requests quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime.

       Diagnoses equipment failures, finds root cause and communicates actions taken to the rest of the team.

       Troubleshooting of complex controls systems using PLC’s, controls software and various test equipment

       Perform major equipment repairs and rebuilds, (some weekends and holidays required).

       Work with Process and Equipment engineering and other cross functional groups to resolve maintenance issues, improve equipment reliability, review procedures, and minimize equipment downtime.

       Recommends countermeasures to prevent repetitive breakdowns.

       Interacts with internal and external vendors and suppliers to troubleshoot, optimize and care for various critical production and test equipment

       Participates in TPM team while taking on small improvement projects to assist in improving the factory.

       Follows all aspects of Maintenance Safety protocol (LOTO, 5-S, Arc Flash, etc.), to ensure that the maintenance team operates safely at all times, always leading by example.

 

Qualifications/Skills

       AS/BS Degree on Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Technology is preferred.  1+ years of experience maintaining industrial equipment and automation

       Areas of specialization may include one or more of the following:

o   Electrical/electronics

o   Mechanical/machining

o   Automation/PLC/robotics

       Experience creating & maintaining a positive atmosphere in a collaborative work team.

       Ability to manage workload while contributing to a positive, team oriented work environment

       Able to read and interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics

       Skilled at troubleshooting automation, conveyance and electromechanical systems

       Familiarity with machine to machine communications systems, IP routers, CabBUS, Profibus, etc…

       Experience with Servo’s, Motion Controls, VFD’s, Robotics and  Machine Vision

       Experience with CAD software packages such as Solidworks, Catia, AutoCAD, etc…

       Familiar with data acquisition and test software such as MatLab  / Labview

       Able to make work with senior engineers on design modifications and updates

       Experience with DOE and Change Validation

       Willing to perform shift and overtime as required.