Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Supplier Quality Assurance

Quality EngineeringUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Have at least 3 years of experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment as a member of a quality, manufacturing, or process engineering team, or have led multiple team members in production processes.
Have a basic understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), problem solving, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Participate in daily Material Review Board (MRB) meetings and investigate potential supplier quality issues within the agreed timeframe, assign ownership of defects, and support teams and team members with complex or major issues that impact quality or productivity.
Own containment activities for supplier-related issues, including rapid response, sorting or reworking parts when needed, creating work instructions, supporting Quality Inspection team members in training inspectors, conducting spot audits, and communicating daily sorting results, including the percentage of rejected parts.
Review Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) for accuracy and completeness, communicate requested improvements or changes to the creator or make adjustments as needed, and drive closure of sorts within the stated timelines: SCAR sorts within 21 days and TSorts within 30 days.
Lead part measurement activities for high-risk parts, arrange for parts to be measured, document and share results, perform additional defect analysis using basic metrology equipment, coordinate specialized testing, and communicate results with internal teams and suppliers.
Coordinate return of samples to suppliers for failure analysis, measurement at Tesla, or collection of additional information as required.
Execute part change trials, including coordinating shipments, delivering parts to the production line, performing quality assessments, and obtaining cross-functional approval.
Manage supplier liaisons or representatives at Tesla and coordinate their individual support activities, establishing priorities based on the build plan and business needs.

Category	Supply Chain
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	287707
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla’s Supplier Quality Engineering team plays a critical role as voice of Supply Chain within the Factory. The team consists of Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) and Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) Technicians who are responsible for ensuring production line is protected from disruption due to incoming supplier quality issues, while driving actions with suppliers. This cross-functional role requires team members to work closely with Factory teams towards issue identification and containment, and with Supply Chain teams towards issue resolution and corrective actions. <p><br></p>

Job Responsibilities

Participate in daily Material Review Board (MRB) meetings and investigate potential supplier quality issues within agreed timeframe, assign ownership of defects and support other teams and team members with complex or major issues which impact Tesla quality or productivity
Own the containment activities for all supplier related issues by fast response including sorting/reworking parts when needed, creating Work Instructions, support the QI Team members in training inspectors, conduct spot audits, and communicate daily the results of all sorts highlighting percentage of rejected parts
Review SCARs for accuracy and completeness of information (detailed description of issue), effectively communicate improvements or changes needed with the SCAR creator, or take the initiative and make the adjustments as needed; Drive the closure of sorts; SCAR sorts to be closed within 21 days, and TSorts to be closed within 30 days
Lead part measurement activities for high-risk parts, take the initiative to have parts measured, document and share the results. Perform additional defect analysis utilizing basic metrology equipment, coordinate specialized testing, and communicate results with internal teams and supplier
Coordinate return of samples to supplier for failure analysis, measurement at Tesla, or collection of additional information as required
Execute part change trials including coordinating shipments, delivering parts to the line, performing quality assessments and obtaining cross functional buyoff
Manage supplier liaisons/representatives at Tesla, coordinates their individual support activities, establish priorities based on build plan and business needs

Job Requirements

SQA Candidates will have a minimum of 3 years working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment as a member of either the quality, manufacturing, or process engineering team(s), or the candidate will have led multiple team members in the production processes
The SQA must have a basic understanding of GD&T, problem solving, and manufacturing

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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