Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Manufacturing Quality Engineer - High Speed Stamping & Gears

Quality EngineeringPosted on Nov 12

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience is required.
Three years of experience in process optimization, root cause analysis, dimensional control, and tooling adjustments is required.
Knowledge of GD&T, measurement equipment, and CAD using CATIA, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD is required.
Ability to identify critical process parameters and apply statistics to process measurement and control is required.
Ability to interpret measurement data, find trends, and improve process or part capability through root cause analysis is required.
Ability to work on the factory floor and at supplier sites and travel domestically and internationally up to 25%, including trips of multiple weeks, is required.

Responsibilities

Lead quality planning for progressive die stampings, including motor laminations, using PFMEA, control plans, and PPAP or first article inspection.
Support die tryout, buyoff, and ramp by reviewing strip layout and station sequence for burrs, springback, coil set, camber, edge quality, and dimensional drift.
Define in-die sensing, process monitoring, and inspection plans suited to high strokes-per-minute rates.
Set incoming coil controls for properties, thickness, surface, lubricant, cleanliness, and traceability, and connect die wear tracking to burr and clearance data.
Own quality requirements for gear processes including hobbing, shaping, grinding, honing, broaching, powder metal, and fine blanking.
Define gear inspection for profile, lead, pitch, runout, and tooth thickness to AGMA, ISO, and DIN standards, including noise, transmission error, and backlash tests.
Specify and audit heat treatment, case depth, hardness, microstructure, distortion control, and finishing, and correlate gear quality to actuator efficiency, noise, torque ripple, and life.
Validate CMM, vision, optical, laser, and gear measurement systems, including MSA and gage R&R.
Use SPC, capability studies, and root cause corrective action to return GD&T and manufacturability lessons to Design and Manufacturing Engineering.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with high-speed stamping of thin-gauge, high-strength, or electrical steel, die design principles, and in-die sensors is preferred.
Experience with gear metrology and noise testing, heat treatment and metallurgy, fine blanking or powder metallurgy, and data analysis using Python, SQL, JMP, or Minitab is preferred.
ASQ CQE or Six Sigma certification is preferred.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	289334
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>In this role, you will own quality for high-speed progressive stampings and precision gears, in-house and at suppliers, on the Stamping Manufacturing Engineering team. You will define how laminated segment stators, related stampings and gears are measured, controlled and improved from first article to stable high-rate production. You will work with Design, Manufacturing and Supply Chain so quality requirements stay manufacturable and tied to actuator performance at Gigafactory Texas.</p>

Job Responsibilities

Lead quality planning for progressive die stampings, including motor laminations, through PFMEA, control plans and PPAP or first article inspection
Support die tryout, buyoff and ramp by reviewing strip layout and station sequence for burrs, springback, coil set, camber, edge quality and dimensional drift
Define in-die sensing, process monitoring and inspection plans that keep pace with high strokes-per-minute rates
Set coil incoming controls for properties, thickness, surface, lubricant, cleanliness and traceability, and tie die wear tracking to burr and clearance data
Own quality requirements for gear processes such as hobbing, shaping, grinding, honing, broaching, powder metal and fine blanking
Define gear inspection for profile, lead, pitch, runout and tooth thickness to AGMA, ISO and DIN, including noise, transmission error and backlash tests
Specify and audit heat treatment, case depth, hardness, microstructure, distortion control and finishing, and correlate gear quality to actuator efficiency, noise, torque ripple and life
Validate CMM, vision, optical, laser and gear measurement systems, including MSA and gage R&R
Use SPC, capability studies and root cause corrective action to return GD&T and manufacturability lessons to Design and Manufacturing Engineering

Job Requirements

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
3 years of experience in process optimization, root cause analysis, dimensional control and tooling adjustments
GD&T, measurement equipment and CAD in CATIA, SolidWorks or AutoCAD
Identify critical process parameters and apply statistics to process measurement and control
Interpret measurement data, find trends and improve process or part capability through root cause analysis
Preferred: high-speed stamping of thin-gauge, high-strength or electrical steel, die design principles and in-die sensors
Preferred: gear metrology and noise testing; heat treatment and metallurgy; fine blanking or powder metallurgy; data analysis in Python, SQL, JMP or Minitab; ASQ CQE or Six Sigma certification
Essential physical demands: work on the factory floor and at supplier sites, with domestic and international travel up to 25%, including trips of multiple weeks

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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