Associate Manager, Cell Quality Assurance

Tesla is looking for a Quality Assurance Associate Manager to Lead Quality MRB, Continuous Improvement, COPQ and Audit teams for the 4680 Cell Manufacturing organization across all shops - Electrode, Can Stamping, Foil Coating, Tabless, Assembly, Formation. As an Associate Manager, you'll be driving MRB objectives for the Cell Quality Organization and partner with Supplier Quality Engineering, Customer Quality Engineering, In-process Quality Engineering, Quality Operations and Cross functional team to drive active problem solving for timely disposition, to minimize recurrence and lead Audits to consistently meet CTQ's, OCAP's and driving COPQ for the Cell Quality organization.

• Lead a team of highly motivated Technicians, Supervisors and Engineers, establishing Team goals and clear OKR's to track/achieve those goals for the assigned areas/scope

• Collaborating on Cross-Functional Investigations: Support cross-functional teams in investigating suspect components and parts

• Technical Root-Cause Analysis: Lead technical root-cause analysis for Cell shops

• Defect Catalogue Design: Develop and design defect catalogue to facilitate accelerated investigations

• Engineering Project Leadership: Lead and manage engineering projects to ensure effective delivery of technical solutions

• Immediate Action Derivation and Ongoing Optimization: Derive and implement immediate actions based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); contribute to ongoing product and process optimization, focusing on performance, cost reduction, and technological advancement

• Process Definition, Standardization, and Q Team Steering: Define processes and create standards for MRB, testing, and escalation procedures; build a process to align the quality team and departments toward a shared understanding and prioritization of quality issues related to COPQ

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering

• Data-Driven Mindset: Strong passion for and curiosity about exploring the relationship between data and real-world processes, with a hands-on approach to engineering studies

• Quality: A solid background in leading core quality tools like MSA, pFMEA, SPC

• Engineering Expertise: Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals, with the ability to apply this knowledge effectively in the context of manufacturing quality

• Relevant Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a related field, Cell/Battery Manufacturing experience preferred

• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships quickly across teams

• English Proficiency: Proficiency in both written and spoken English is essential

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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)