Quality Engineering Laboratory Lead, Cell
Tesla · Austin, TX · 2 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
What You'll Do
- Anticipate, comprehend, and implement laboratory operational requirements to support analysis for incoming quality and production in 24x7 cell manufacturing environment
- Lab staff hiring, training, and development
- Lab facilities and environmental monitoring and control
- Planning, purchasing, installation, calibration, and maintenance of lab equipment
- Lab safety and adherence to any state, national or international requirements
- Manage a team of lab engineers with performing routine quality and failure analysis as well as extremely high priority/rapid response projects
- New method development
- Manage the development of new and innovative routine and non-routine test procedures for Cell associated materials
- Monitor and drive lab improvements
- Support the implementation of new quality programs and author/manage updates to lab policies and standard operating procedures
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Metallurgy, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in relevant quality or lab management positions
- Proven ability to lead a strong technical team in a lab environment
- Demonstrated expertise in physical and chemical analytics, method development/validation, and quality controls
- Detailed-oriented, able to work both independently and in a collaborative project-focused environment, prompt and dependable, and excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
- Prior experience with car manufacturing and associated materials testing is an additional advantage
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical plans
- Fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental and vision plans
- HSA Contribution
- Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time
- Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits