The Quality Engineer will be responsible for providing on time support to our internal or external customers to develop and sustain the quality of vehicle assembly systems. You will assess risks engineer the necessary quality controls including the incoming components and prevention methods to achieve production targets and ultimately deliver a safe and reliable product to enable Teslas mission to accelerate the word towards sustainable energy. A successful candidate must be a professional problem solver data driven with quality and customer mindset and have the personal drive and stamina for relentless and continual improvement. Accountable for the quality of incoming components quality controls and assurance in production process root cause analysis and resolution of problems impacting internal and external customers continuous improvement and risk mitigation
Development of manufacturing requirements quality standards and product quality plans to assure products will meet expectations of our target customers
Identification of critical requirements to assure proper supplier and production focus on critical needs
Leading development of FMEAs Design & Process for development teams to identify and address critical risks
Support development of manufacturing equipment controls and test plans to address risks identified in FMEA
Participate in design reviews to assure product subsystem quality manufacturability reliability etc.
Assist development with dimensional analysis statistical tolerancing and other methods to investigate the effects of part and process variability on system performance
Support process capability analyses to investigate the ability of suppliers and production processes to meet defined specifications and quality standards
Design effective experiments through DOE or other methods to support design and process teams in investigation of various alternatives to resolve quality issues
Manage and facilitate the root cause & corrective actions system through tracking and validation of issues and support in root cause analysis through facilitating brainstorming use of lean methodologieshypothesis testing design of experiments DMAIC 8D etc.
Degree in Electrical Mechanical Materials or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience
Six Sigma or ASQ certification are preferred
Minimum 2 years of experience in quality engineering
Minimum 1 year of experience with HV Battery
Specific training and demonstrated success in applying design for quality problem-solving methodologies FMEA process capability analysis hypothesis testing DoE and SPC
Strong background and demonstrated success applying statistical methods
Minitab JMP or other statistical software capabilities
Data mining databases and scripting experience are preferred e.g. MySQL Python
Ability to resolve quality issues with urgency on a 24x7 production environment which require occasional over time when the need arises
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
401k 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