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Manufacturing Facility Engineer, Cathode

Tesla Motors, Inc.
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, Texas, Austin
Aug 11, 2026
What to Expect

Cathode seeks a highly motivated engineer to drive operations at a cuttingedge batterymaterials manufacturing plant. The will support the Cathode facilities team across wet mechanical, dry mechanical, and process system, handling design reviews, commissioning, system startup and daytoday operations of all facility systems.


What You'll Do
  • Lead startup, commissioning, and turnover of large industrial mechanical and chemical systems (chilled water, compressed air, HVAC, dust collection, reverseosmosis), owning performance from design review through installation, startup, and steadystate operation
  • Provide firstprinciples technical support to operations teams and troubleshoot facilitysystem issues
  • Create, review, and execute startup plans, commissioning procedures, functional performance tests, and turnover packages
  • Initiate, develop, and lead processimprovement projects aimed at reliability, energy efficiency, capacity, and maintainability
  • Partner with controls, electrical, facilities operations, construction, and vendors to meet operational, safety, and reliability requirements
  • Track and analyze root causes of process upsets, equipment failures, nearmisses, and safety incidents; capture learnings and incorporate them into team training
  • Review engineering designs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, submittals, and sequences of operation for large utility and processsupport systems

What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor's in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering (or related field) or equivalent experience
  • 3+years industry experience supporting startup, commissioning, or operation of large utility/process systems
  • Crossfunctional collaboration experience with mechanical, controls, electrical, and operations teams
  • Handson knowledge of rotating equipment, heat exchangers, pumps, cooling towers, air compressors, AHUs, filtration/dustcollection, piping & instrumentation
  • Strong communication, teamwork, problemsolving, and troubleshooting skills
  • Proficient in data and system analysis

Compensation and Benefits
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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