Sr. Materials Engineer, Nonmetallic Materials

Role details

What to Expect

The candidate will work as a member of Tesla’s Quality Operations at GFTX to lead, support, and advise on all materials-related issues with focuses on non-metallic materials. The position will be based in Austin, Texas within Materials & Joints Lab.

What You'll Do

• Lead the test and performance evaluations of non-metallic materials for a wide variety of raw materials, components, and assemblies across all GFTX products, including design and process validations. Assess risks within upcoming projects and ensure applicable materials tests are completed within demanding project timelines
• Carry out test tasks and develop new test and evaluation methods for materials and systems
• Conduct failure analyses in an extremely fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Interface with a broad spectrum of internal customers driving concerns to root causes and effective resolutions
• Create and manage “concerns” documentation to facilitate corrective actions to a resolution
• Support Operations Team on Lab tests, including test standardization and training

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Materials Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the relevant fields
• Exhibit a diverse knowledge and experiences on automotive and EV polymeric materials and applications, as well as their manufacturing processes. These include plastics, rubber, coatings, and adhesives
• Extensive experience in chemical and materials characterization methodologies, including sample preparations. Familiarities with UTS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, optical and electron microscopes, and X-ray CT are highly desirable
• Broad understanding of failure modes in polymeric materials and joint systems
• Experiences of working with hazardous chemicals with a willingness to promote health and safety across the teams
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish effective working relationships within the department, as well as with all stakeholders
• Broad experience of working and leading cross functional teams to drive product and specification development
• Must be able to effectively handle multiple priorities, organize workload, meet deadlines, and manage time independently
• Maintain top level professional ethics and integrity

Benefits

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

• Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.