Manufacturing Quality Engineer

The Quality Engineer owns product, process quality and warranty for Drive Unit Assembly.

You will set the controls that catch defects on the line, lead containment and root-cause work when issues arise, and keep first-pass yield, scrap, and field reliability moving in the right direction. The work is hands-on and data-driven. You will be on the floor with Production, Process, Controls, Maintenance, Design, and Supplier Quality, and you will be accountable for the quality of the Drive Units.

A strong candidate has exposure to Gear assemblies, fundamentals on components of a Drive Unit (Rotor, Stator, Inverter), solves problems under pressure, uses data to separate signal from noise, and has the aptitude for continuous improvement.

- Lead cross-functional problem solving on internal defects and downstream escapes
- Run containment, root cause, corrective action, and verification of effectiveness using 8D, 5-Why, DMAIC, hypothesis testing, and design of experiments
- Build and maintain PFMEAs, control plans, reaction plans, and inspection standards so critical characteristics are controlled at the station that creates them
- Use data/tools to gather insights on the manufacturing process and use that to drive the quality/reliability of the product

- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 1 or more years in quality, manufacturing, or process engineering in high-volume production. Equivalent working understanding of how the processes and product work will do, experience is just one way to show it
- Understanding of any of these: Mechanical assembly, Dyno and end-of-line testing, NVH

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)