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Industrial Engineer, People & Site Flow Design

Tesla · Austin, AR

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Level
Engineer
Team
Industrial
Degree
Required
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Industrial
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The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level industrial role at Tesla (industrial) in Austin, AR. However, the candidate will be focused on the entire factory as a system, ensuring production, material flow, and other functions will be a success.

They ask for
2+ years · degree required
Tools it names
AutoCAD
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Industrial Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $85k–$125k.

Median of the low and high ends of 91 live postings that list pay, out of 344 industrial engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Arkansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 8 other live industrial postings in Arkansas.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Lean 67%
  • Time studies 33%
  • Six Sigma 33%
  • ✓ AutoCAD 22%
  • Tooling 22%
  • Green Belt 22%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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  2. 2

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    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
    • How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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  5. 5

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This plant: Tesla in Austin

2 other open roles at this site.

Full description from TeslaAs posted on their careers site.Show

What You'll Do

  • ◆Display a positive attitude and practice strong work ethics thatreflectthe mission,philosophyand goals of Tesla
  • ◆Conduct traffic analyses for the site over time
  • ◆Develop solutions for road network expansion and additions with civil engineering groups
  • ◆Create business cases for mass-transit systems, based on the nature of the site
  • ◆Propose shift schedules and patterns for site arrival and departure
  • ◆Evaluate alternate solutions for moving associates and administrative staff through internal factory space (think escalators, elevators, moving walkways, shuttles, etc.)
  • ◆Develop layout and location for factory amenities with architectural groups
  • ◆Collaborate with architectural groups on administrative space design and location
  • ◆Collaborate with material flow and factory layout resources to ensure people infrastructure is symbiotic with primary production objectives
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What to Expect

Tesla is currentlyseekinga motivated andaccomplishedIndustrial Engineerto lead the designand analysis forpeopleflow and transportation systems. This role requiresstrongindustrial engineeringfundamentalsandthe ability to applyfirstprinciplesthinking to designpeopleflow infrastructure. Thisrolemusthave the ability toquantifyfactory, production, and administrative space configurations ata high level, working with ambiguous inputs. Ultimatelythisroleworks to lead the vision forpeopleflowinfrastructurefor each new site. This positionwill be based inAustin, TX.

The teamis responsible fordeveloping a factory design which supports seamless integration between production, packaging, material flow, supply chain, construction, and facilities teams. Innovation is expected. Through a detailed understanding of the high-level factoryobjectivesand extensive collaboration with the internal and external teams designing individual factory components, this team ensures that the overall factory design achieves all of Tesla'sobjectives.

The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong, agile,and highly motivated team toaccomplishsome of the most ambitious projects beingattemptedin any industry today. The candidate will be expected tocollaborate primarily with architectural and civil teams while developing conceptual designs. However, the candidate will be focused on the entire factory as a system, ensuring production, material flow, and other functions will be a success. Thecandidatemust have intuition on what tools to use at each stage of the project when tasked with an analysis.

What You'll Bring

  • •2+ years of industrial or manufacturing engineering experience with emphasis on people flowand transportation (internship experience may be considered)
  • •Degree inIndustrial Engineering, Engineering Management, or other relevant education/experience
  • •2+ years of hands-on experience in simulation modeling, particularly usingFlexSimorAnyLogicin a manufacturing or warehousing environment (academic experience will be considered)
  • •Experience with developing features and modules within discrete event simulation software withFlexScript, C++ and/or Visual Basic (VB)
  • •Extensive project management experience to make data-driven decisions and summarize results for executives
  • •Understanding of people movement solutions (Passenger vehicles,trucks, shuttles, mass-transit, escalators, elevators, moving walkways)
  • •Experience quantitatively solving ambiguousinfrastructuredesign problems at a systems level
  • •Experience with layouts in AutoCAD, Revit, or similar modeling tools
  • •Experience with civil engineering ortraffic flow engineering

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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