Sr. Quality Engineer, Stationary Battery Enclosure, Megapack

Tesla is looking for an experienced Quality Engineer for Megapack Battery Enclosure production lines. In this role, you will be responsible for the quality of the parts, the process and the final product. You will partner with design, supply chain, manufacturing and service to develop Tesla’s production process to make high quality products that meet our internal and external customer expectations. The Quality Engineer is a professional problem solver, that can make good use of quality techniques (SixSigma, advanced statistics, Advanced Product Quality Planning, data visualization) to solve quality challenges and develop reliable processes that prevent creation of defects, enabling high quality products that meet the high reliability standards in energy business, contributing to the mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

This role will be based out of the Greater Houston Area (TX) and will require 90% travel to the Bay Area (CA) to support early builds and validation support for the next 6-12 months. Travel plans and reimbursement will follow Tesla’s Travel Policy and will be governed by the direct manager.

• 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. Deployment of manufacturing level requirements to subsystems, assemblies & components to assure clear focus on design and customer needs
• 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 and validation 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 and manufacturability
• 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 methodologies, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, DMAIC, 8D, etc.

• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality assurance and quality control, with a strong focus on large-scale construction projects
• Experience with body in white or enclosures manufacturing (stamping, welding, e-coat, powder coating etc.)
• Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) specific training and demonstrated success in applying design for quality, problem-solving methodologies, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE and SPC
• Strong understanding of industry standards and regulatory requirements relevant to industrial electrical projects
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex information and make data-driven decisions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate quality principles and standard