Quality Engineer

Job Description

This position you will work as a member of Tesla’s Quality Team. The primary objective of this role is to support the production of high-quality vehicles through the continual improvement of process and product quality and the systems that surround them.  The successful candidate for this position must be a problem-solver at their core, have a strong quality & customer-focused mindset, and have the personal drive and stamina for relentless, continual improvement.

The successful candidate must have the ability to meet tight deadlines, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail oriented, and have the ability to work independently.  Candidate must establish and maintain a professional working relationship with external and internal teams at all levels across the company.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with Manufacturing and Design Engineering to determine product specifications and tolerances
• Establish criteria for Part Inspection Standards based on product specification and process critical requirements
• Support the development of DFMEAs to determine potential risks in product design and support resolution of high-risk issues design features
• Lead and maintain PFMEAs to determine potential risks in manufacturing and drive resolution of high-risk issues into process controls
• Establish and maintain Control Plans to assure critical features are controlled and monitored through the assembly/production processes
• Develop and implement Quality Key Points for visual inspection that meets product specifications used by in process inspections and quality audits
• Track quality performance metrics, prioritize top issues and drive continuous improvement activities with cross-functional team
• Lead and facilitate sorting activity and drive part improvement with suppliers on part non-conformances
• Lead Containment activity on non-conforming material by determining appropriate suspect range to quarantine and provide disposition of material
• Able to perform and lead Problem Solving activities for quality issues through root cause investigation and development/implementing preventative and corrective actions

Job Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, etc.) or other technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Experienced in QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA required
• Specific training and demonstrated success in applying quality problem solving 
• methods such as fishbone diagrams, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, etc.
• Experience with various reliability test techniques including HALT and HASS testing
• Experience with broad variety of measurement and inspection techniques
• Must be very comfortable with common MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) 
• Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work nights