Quality Engineering Technician, Semi, Powertrain

Ensure that all material—both in-process and incoming—meets Tesla’s quality requirements and specifications. Identify quality issues within the Semi-Truck program manufacturing environment, lead investigations and root-cause analysis, collect relevant process and product data, and manage non-conforming material. Work closely with Production and Engineering teams to maintain rapid response and drive continuous improvements to the production process.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, update, and validate product and quality plans and control plans
• Lead line-to-line root-cause issues and solutions to increase and maintain quality metrics and performance
• Develop and implement daily process/line-specific audit plans for Quality Technicians; compile and review results with cross-functional teams
• Serve as the on-shift subject-matter expert (SME) for process and product specifications that define quality in assigned areas
• Assist Quality Engineers during fault-injection exercises and manage Issue Tracker actions to resolution
• Identify and resolve manufacturing quality issues, contain parts or products as needed, and sort parts for quality requirements
• Support training and coaching of Quality Technicians on root-cause issues, best practices for corrective-action implementation, and countermeasures
• Lead or participate in continuous-improvement activities with Process Technicians, Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and external suppliers
• Take part in ongoing optimization of manufactured products with respect to cost and production technology
• Analyze and interpret high-failure product data independently; escalate and root-cause fall-out alongside line Quality Technicians
• Drive potential problem-preventative action on quality defects based on increased data-metric fall-out rates and failed lineside products
• Conduct product tear-downs for root-cause analysis
• Drive the creation and maintenance of Quality Instruction documents
• Support Quality Engineers in root-cause analysis of materialized quality issues
• Work with Manufacturing, Process, and Suppliers to establish processes and procedures that ensure consistently high quality
• Assist in the organization and completion of Quality trials with Quality Engineers and Quality Technicians
• Support new-line validations with Quality Engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience with QS-9000, ISO/TS16949, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA preferred
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices (5S, TPS, TQM, etc.) highly desired
• Strong aptitude with electronic test and measurement systems
• Proficiency at reading and interpreting mechanical drawings and wiring diagrams
• Knowledge of GD&T engineering drawings
• Command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Ability to lift and sort parts
• Ability to effectively 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
• 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
• Ability to operate relevant personal-computing hardware and standard software

Schedule

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
• Company-paid Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 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 (90-day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and vacation time (flex time for salary positions, accrued hours for hourly positions) and paid holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits: 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