Quality Engineering Technician, LFP Cell Manufacturing

What To Expect

• Ensure Material Quality: Ensure all material, both in-process and incoming, meets Tesla's quality requirements and specifications.
• Identify and Investigate Issues: Identify quality issues within the manufacturing environment, lead investigations, and perform root cause analysis.
• Manage Non-Conforming Material: Collect relevant process and product data and manage non-conforming material.
• Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with production and engineering teams to maintain rapid response and drive continuous improvements to the production process.
• Conduct Product Tear Downs: Conduct product tear downs for root cause analysis.
• Create and Maintain Quality Documents: Create and maintain Quality Instruction documents and support Quality Engineers in root cause analysis of materialized quality issues.
• Lead Quality Trials: Lead the organization and execution of Quality trials and support new line validations.

What You'll Do

• Assist Quality Engineers: Assist Quality Engineers during fault injection exercises, refine processes through Gage R&R, and manage Issue Tracker actions to resolution.
• Resolve Manufacturing Quality Issues: Identify and resolve manufacturing quality issues, contain parts or products as needed, and sort parts for quality requirements.
• Maintain Specifications: Maintain, update, and validate product and quality plans and control plans.
• Develop and Implement Audits: Develop and implement daily process/line specific audit plans for Quality Technicians.
• Support Training: Support training and coaching of quality technicians on root cause issues/problems and best practices for corrective action implementation and countermeasures.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead/participate in continuous improvement activities with Process Technicians/Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and external suppliers.
• Analyze Data: Independently analyze and interpret high failure product data, escalate/root cause problems, and implement preventative actions based on increased data metric fall-out rates and failed lineside products.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Level 3 Quality Technician or an Engineering degree or equivalent experience. Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment and understanding of quality systems required. Experience on Model 3 Drive Unit, Battery Module, and/or Pack lines and experience with Tesla quality systems preferred.
• Technical Skills: Experience with QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA. Strong aptitude with electronic test and measurement systems. Proficiency at reading and interpreting mechanical drawings and material specifications and knowledge of GD&T engineering drawings.
• Communication and Leadership: Command of the English language, both written and verbal. Ability to communicate common issues and defects to leadership and management, assisting with solutions. Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, providing line leadership and guidance. Detail-oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills.
• Data Analysis: Ability to operate relevant personal computing hardware and standard software. Ability to pull and manipulate data in SQL, basic statistical knowledge (capability, t-tests, etc.). Ability to use technology tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data.
• Benefits: Competitive pay, including medical plans, dental, vision, HSA contributions, and other benefits such as health savings accounts, dependent care flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with employer match, employee stock purchase plans, commuter benefits, and discounts.