In this role, you will lead engineering for stamped parts and projects at Tesla Grand Rapids - from concept through design, purchasing, tryout, quality loops, and home-line. You will ensure engineering rigor, quality, and on-time delivery at program scale. You will lead, mentor, and develop a team of Mechanical Design Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Quality Technicians to own die design, design quality, and part dimensional performance across multiple concurrent jobs.
- Own end-to-end engineering for stamped parts and projects from concept to home-line
- Lead, mentor, and develop Mechanical Design Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Quality Technicians
- Drive structured quality gates using metrology and tryout feedback
- Empower the team to define and execute next steps (weld/rework, recut) to meet tooling dimensional expectations
- Provide oversight for efficient incorporation of product changes and evaluate timing, cost, and tool performance risks
- Prioritize people and jobs across a live portfolio under competing deadlines and changing priorities
- Escalate clear options and strategies to Site Director and leadership when capacity, cost, or cross-functional blockers require site-level decisions
- Represent Die Engineering with stamping and program partners and other Tesla sites on launch readiness, shipment status, and production support needs
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of experience in stamping die design, die tryout, or tooling program leadership in automotive manufacturing
- Deep hands-on experience with die construction and tryout: process/layout, castings and plate, binders and draw development, trim/pierce steels, dimensional buyoff, and rework/recut judgment
- At least 3 years in a people-management role with a proven track record of building and leading a technical team (experience leading 10+ engineers preferred)
- Strong decision-making ability under pressure, with a focus on timing, cost, and quality tradeoffs
- Applies first-principles thinking to challenge and improve existing die methods
- Communicates status, risk, and tradeoffs clearly to engineers, leadership, and non-technical partners
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support supplier visits, tryouts, and site operations
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