Develop and oversee process/quality qualification requirements for battery cell inactive materials, including Cu / Al foil, separator, slurry, tape
Lead and mentor
Monitor production output at existing facilities and support expansion programs with existing suppliers
Bring up and qualify new suppliers from small scale to Mass Production through PPAP
Setup and qualify IQC / IPQC / OQC and
Project manage activities at supplier locations and ensure all required milestones are meeting Tesla product qualification on time
Act as a bridge between Tesla Materials Engineering team / factory production team and supplier
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Materials or Mechanical Engineering discipline, with 5+ years of experience in battery materials industry; 2+ years of leading/managing engineers
Traceable experience in building a team with the culture of proactively preventing/fixing issues
Experience of Mass Production, PPAP, supplier line qualification procedures
Experience in developing OQC/IQC quality controls, metrology qualification for cell materials
Working knowledge of battery cell or materials manufacturing and relationship between cell performance and material properties
Good presentation skills and communication with senior manager/director and cross functional team managers
Ability to travel – 25% (domestically and internationally)