What to Expect

Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization Engineering team is responsible for critical component development and qualification activities at suppliers.  The role involves communicating well with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making.  The goal: delivering on time quantities of high quality component parts into Tesla’s production processes to enable extremely rapid development cycles and product launches.

What You’ll Do
Managing and developing a growing team of Supplier Industrialization Engineers (SIE), improve existing tools and develop effective and creative approaches to quality management in an extremely intense, fast paced, and innovative environment
Develop, manage, audit, improve and correct supplier planning and execution of component manufacturing and assembly techniques and quality control processes from the advanced development phase to mass production qualification
Provide leadership for New Product Introduction (NPI) at Suppliers and lead supplier improvements in scalability, cost, and quality
Accountable for supplier audits to ensure their ability to meet part performance, delivery, and reliability expectations. Accountable for leading, tracking and improving supplier manufacturing process development and launch readiness for new products and design changes
Collaborate with Tesla Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to determine the ideal performance specifications and supplier metrics
Guide suppliers in developing exceptionally robust processes and procedures to promote efficient and seamless production of high quality products. Provide input on new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction
Validate supplier corrective actions involving design and/or process changes to ensure they are robust, sustainable, and implemented for similar potential concerns across manufacturing lines and/or supplier
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or evidence of experience and exceptional ability
5+ years managing a team with 10+ years experience in Industrial, Manufacturing, Stamping, Process Engineering, and/or Supplier Quality Engineering
Has a deep understanding of product technologies and manufacturing processes for Mechanical commodities including plastic moldings, Interiors, Seating Systems, Glass, Die Casting and Stamped components
Organized with a good balance between delegation and capacity to deep dive into tactical issues when required
Experience in Quality Systems a plus: PPAP/APQP processes
In-depth knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and inspection
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Palo Alto, California

Full time