What to Expect
Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization team is responsible for critical component development and qualification activities at suppliers.
The job involves communicating well with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making.
The goal: delivering on time quantities of high-quality component parts into Tesla’s production processes to enable extremely rapid development cycles and product launches.
What You’ll Do
Plan, organize, direct, and conduct industrialization related activities within the supply chain team
Develop, manage, audit, improve and correct supplier planning and execution of component manufacturing and assembly techniques and quality control processes from the advanced development phase to mass production qualification
Facilitate communication and clarification of technical requirements between Suppliers and Tesla Purchasing, Quality, and Design teams
Accountable for supplier audits to ensure their ability to meet part performance, delivery, and reliability expectations, including recurrent visits to lead track and improve supplier manufacturing processes and launch readiness for new products and design changes, provide leadership on continues improvements in scalability, cost and quality
Guide suppliers in developing exceptionally robust processes and procedures to promote efficient and seamless production of high quality products, validate supplier corrective actions involving design and/or process changes to ensure they are robust, sustainable, and implemented for similar potential concerns across manufacturing lines and/or suppliers
Provide input on new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction
Participate in supplier DFM Review, guide suppliers in efficient use of error proofing, automation, best methods of gauging, and correct tools or assembly equipment to use
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Plastics Engineering or similar degree, evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent
3+ years of experience in Manufacturing, Processing, Designing or Developing Plastic components or assemblies
Knowledge of tooling, processing, and inspection of composite products, experience in quality systems is a plus, in-depth knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and inspection
Ability to communicate and direct supplier activities at the management level, define and execute a project using project management techniques
Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment and have excellent team building skills in dealing with suppliers, peers, and other functional areas
Strong technical writing ability and an ability to explain complex issues in a concise and plain manner as well as be familiar with SPC and data analysis
An average of 30% travel, possibly on short notice
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