Supplier Industrialization Engineer
Tesla · Posted Nov 3
Electric vehicles, solar panels, and integrated clean energy storage solutions
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About the role
Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization team drives component development and qualification at suppliers, communicating across internal and external teams and traveling to supplier sites across the region. The team aims to deliver high-quality parts on time for Tesla’s development cycles and product launches. This role leads supply chain industrialization and supplier NPI, implements DFM, tracks quality improvements, and resolves supplier quality issues from prototype to mass production.
What you will do
- Lead supply chain industrialization: Plan, organize, and conduct supplier audits to build robust manufacturing, assembly, and quality processes from prototype to mass production.
- Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) at suppliers: Implement Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and provide materials input for enhanced design, manufacturability, and cost savings.
- Collaborate in all technical communication between suppliers and Tesla teams (Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Testing) to define clear expectations and quality metrics.
- Track and improve quality for sustaining products: Support continuous quality & system improvements (e.g., Quality Performance, OEE, TPM, Lean) while guiding suppliers on efficient, high-quality production to boost scalability and reduce costs.
- Resolve supplier quality issues quickly: Validate corrective and preventive actions for design/process problems, ensuring reliable part performance, delivery, and overall reliability.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- BS/MS in Mechanical, Industrial, CAD/CAM or Manufacturing Engineering.
- 5 to 10 years hands-on experience in Machining, with extensive hands-on experience in CNC, VMC, HMC, Gear cutting process technologies including high precision components in 5-Axis.
- Expertise in Machining Industrialization, Automation, GD&T, Metrology Inspection and Lean manufacturing.
- Strong statistical knowledge and data-driven problem-solving; proficient in Excel (BI tools like Tableau, Power BI, SQL a plus).
- Proven leadership to guide suppliers at the management level, with project management experience.
- Ability to excel in fast-paced settings: Build teams with suppliers, peers, and cross-functions; work independently under pressure.
- Fluency in English for complex technical communication with global stake-holders.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Tesla
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar panels. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy through innovative technology and engineering. Its product ecosystem ranges from mass-market passenger cars and commercial semi-trucks to advanced energy generation and storage solutions.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 125000+ employees
- Founded
- 2003
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $6.0B raised
- 2020-05-18Post Ipo Debt$5.0B
Leadership
Elon Musk
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer
Senior Vice President, Automotive
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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