Job Category
Energy – Solar & Storage
Location
Palo Alto, California
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What to Expect
The Field Quality teams mission is to improve customer experience of Tesla products by reducing field issues. The role is responsible for products such as Powerwall, Megapack and Supercharger and works cross functionally with other engineering and service teams. We are seeking a multi-faceted engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of identifying, analyzing, root causing, implementing countermeasures, and reporting on issues affecting products. To be effective, the Field Quality Engineer will need to be intimately familiar with the detailed behavior of our Energy Products and the tools and equipment used in their design and manufacture. They will work with other engineering teams to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures of field issues to improve quality, reliability, and durability of the products.
What Youll Do
- Monitor products field performance, identify trending issues. Prioritize based on severity, occurrence, and/or cost of each failure modes
- Coordinate efforts with the Failure Analysis team to identify root-causes of problems
- Collaborate with engineering, factory quality and suppliers to drive containment and corrective action implementation into production
- Communicate field performance of the engineering system, gather buy-in from engineering leadership on improvement priorities and urgency
- Drive upward design feedback during design reviews by utilizing information on field performance, reliability and factory quality issues. (DFMEAs)
- Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive actions
What Youll Bring
- Degree in Mechatronic, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- Prior applicable experience desired; preferably in a Quality, Failure Analysis or Service in consumer electronics or automotive
- The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside
- Ability to use tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data
- Programming Languages & Tools: SQL, Python, Minitab, JMP or similar are a strong plus
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment a plus
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- LGBTQ+ care concierge services
- 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
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
Expected Compensation
$72,000 – $258,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.