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Tesla Engineering Manager House Cell Design United States, Texas, Austin 925754020
06.04.2025
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What You’ll Do What You’ll Bring
- Lead and grow the group of 4+ factory-based design engineers focused on launch, ramp, and optimization of Tesla’s production 4680s
- Foster respect & seamless collaboration with partner teams (Manufacturing, Process, Quality, NPI, Qualification, Supply Chain, Battery Pack) to tackle rate, yield, scrap & reliability issues
- Master-level expertise in our cell design and the factories that build it
- Routinely connect with Bay Area counterpart managers to elevate org practice and transition projects from development / pilot maturity to mass-production scale
- Leverage troves of factory data to steer immediate design, process and quality improvement efforts, plus longer-term product / equipment roadmap decisions
- Drive creation of new tools, protocols, workflows, and documentation to increase mass-production sustaining rigor
- Oversee refinement of product specs, DFMEA, and change management systems
- Lead cross-functional response to emergent issues (yield excursions, failures, etc.)
- Stimulate cost reduction / DFM / DFA projects and ensure execution
- Support factory intelligence development initiatives; hold constant vigilance for integrating modern AI tools to unlock new efficiency or capability paradigms
- Degree or relevant experience in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or related specialization
- 8 years industry experience + minimum 2 years demonstrated leadership of other engineers
- 5 years background in design and manufacturing of high-volume precision products
- Sharp engineering 1st principles, a quantitative mindset, and a track record of successful mass production factory launches
- Expert in tolerancing, statistics, and data analysis methods (SPC / Black Belt proficiency)
- Competence in scripting (eg. MATLAB, Python, JMP, R, Minitab)
- Familiarity with pillars of manufactured product execution (CAE, GD&T, FMEA, RCCA, PLM)
- Exceptional technical communication (live reporting, written form, and presentation of data)
- Cells, batteries, semiconductors, integrated circuits, automotive, food & beverage, displays
- Automated mechanical assembly, metal forming / welding, web handling, power electronics
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