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Tesla Sr. Cell Engineer Global Quality 
United States, Texas, Austin 
114550882

06.04.2025
What You’ll Do
  • Implement the technical definition for global Tesla 4680 Cell Manufacturing in the Austin, TX Gigafactory
  • Be a critical technical interface between design, manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, and the factory
  • Work with factory teams to drive/implement solutions on the manufacturing floor to include supporting/reviewing deviations, allowance criteria, and engineering trials
  • Work with quality systems teams to ensure adoption of best practices across the 4680 network
  • Conduct detailed risk assessments at the product and manufacturing level to identify opportunity and drive mitigation of risks and improve yield
  • Interface with reliability engineering teams to implement findings from the field, lifetime testing, as well as abuse engineering
  • Take a lead role in problem solving efforts when necessary
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience, with a commensurately advanced level of competency in science/engineering fundamentals
  • Proven extensive expertise/experience with lithium-ion cells. This is likely to include at least 5 years but more likely 10+ years of experience dedicated in the field. Due to the breadth of this field, that could include any number of the following areas from an engineering and/or manufacturing perspective: Design (mechanical, chemical); Electrode; Cell Assembly (any format); Formation and Aging; Cell Test (qualification, reliability, abuse, etc.); and Failure Analysis
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills and strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across levels and functions
  • Detail oriented, with the ability to effectively handle multiple priorities while meeting tight deadlines under pressure
  • Additionally desired but not required experience: hands-on experience building cells; data analytical skills using multiple platforms and languages; experienced background in statistics; working understanding of Quality Systems fundamentals