What To Expect
The Field Quality team’s mission is to improve customer experience of Tesla products by reducing field issues. The role is responsible for products such as Powerwall, Megapack and Supercharger and works cross functionally with other engineering and service teams. We are seeking a multi-faceted engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of identifying, analyzing, root causing, implementing countermeasures, and reporting on issues affecting products. To be effective, the Field Quality Engineer will need to be intimately familiar with the detailed behavior of our Energy Products and the tools and equipment used in their design and manufacture. They will work with other engineering teams to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures of field issues to improve quality, reliability, and durability of the products.

What You'll Do

Monitor products field performance, identify trending issues. Prioritize based on severity, occurrence, and/or cost of each failure modes

Coordinate efforts with the Failure Analysis team to identify root-causes of problems

Collaborate with engineering, factory quality and suppliers to drive containment and corrective action implementation into production

Communicate field performance of the engineering system, gather buy-in from engineering leadership on improvement priorities and urgency

Drive upward design feedback during design reviews by utilizing information on field performance, reliability and factory quality issues (DFMEAs)

Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive actions

What You'll Bring

Degree in Mechatronic, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

Prior applicable experience desired; preferably in a Quality, Failure Analysis or Service in consumer electronics or automotive

The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside

Ability to use tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data

Programming Languages & Tools: SQL, Python, Minitab, JMP or similar are a strong plus

Previous experience in a manufacturing environment a plus

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: 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

Expected Compensation

$88,000 - $192,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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