Sr. Quality Engineer, Cell Formation

Role details

What to Expect

Tesla is seeking a Quality Engineer within our Cell Formation team to ensure products meet the highest standards of product quality and reliability. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully transitioning new product designs from concept into production while maintaining the highest standards of quality and efficiency. The battery cell is one of the most complex and challenging components designed and manufactured at Tesla. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Tesla’s world-class manufacturing facilities. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work on a critical subsystem of an incredibly exciting product.

The ideal candidate first and foremost should have a positive, can-do attitude, take pride in their hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills, and attention to detail. They appreciate an environment where superior work is encouraged, noticed, and rewarded and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. They look forward to learning an incredible amount on the job and stepping up to lead whenever required.

What You'll Do

• Investigate formation and post-formation quality issues, including electrical and energy-related fails
• Trace defects through electrode, winding or stacking, assembly, and formation using lots, tools, and time windows
• Treat recipes as process truth: know which recipe ran, which stage produced the metric, and when a change moved the population
• Separate sample scrap from product hold. Recommend no hold, hold, or conditional hold with scope and a one-line why
• Use SI coding agents, SQL, and Python to query data, draft analysis, and leave computed numbers in the ticket
• Partner with electrode, formation, and hold owners on aging, recipe mix, and upstream issues

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing, preferably within a quality engineering function
• Experience owning production escalations where you decided on contain versus release
• Must be comfortable on the floor and working with data; you can walk a recipe, a tool, and a cell ID in the same afternoon
• Experience in ISO 9001, ISO/TS or IATF 16949, APQP, and PPAP
• Specific training and demonstrated success in applying structured problem-solving tools (8D, DMAIC, 5Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram, Measurement System Analysis, Process Capability Analysis, DoE, etc.)
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills using tools such as Tableau, SQL, JMP, Minitab, Python, MATLAB, R, or similar
• Experience with broad variety of measurement and inspection techniques

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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

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.