Tesla just posted 21 polymer roles

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Weekly Digest · Issue No. 22 · November 6, 2026

Tesla posted 21 new roles this week, part of 1,011 new jobs across 599 companies. Just 51 percent of listings disclose salary.

This week in the field
Tesla is staffing a new facility in Austin. 12 roles flagged for the new site.
Micron Technology is staffing a new facility in Boise. 4 roles flagged for the new site.
Boeing is outpacing the field. 17 roles in the last 8 weeks, 12 in the 8 before.

The Story This Week

Tesla went on a hiring spree this week. A taste:

Robotics Textile Development Engineer, Optimus
Tesla | Palo Alto, CA ($108K-$312K)
Sr. Materials Engineer, Graphite Anode
Tesla | Palo Alto, CA ($91K-$195K)
Sr. Materials Test Engineer, Cell Electrolyte
Tesla | San Diego, CA ($87K-$185K)

See all 21 Tesla roles

1011
New Jobs
599
Companies
51%
Post Salary
$81-116K
Median Range

Readers opened 4,639 roles 7,092 times this week and logged 95 applications. Most opened: Associate, Materials Process Engineer at L3Harris.

Movers vs last week
▼ Electronic materials -264▼ Coatings/films -213▼ Thermoplastics -208

Top Pick This Week

$86K-$165K listed · BS-level
High Temperature Composites Engineer (Onsite)
RTX (Collins Aerospace) | Pueblo, CO | $86K-$165K
Process and characterize carbon/carbon and C/SiC composites for aircraft brakes and hypersonic structures, leading R&D projects and test plans.
View Role

Quick Picks

2026 Principal Research Scientist - Promontory UT
Northrop Grumman | Corinne, UT ($98K-$147K)
Engineer or Principal Engineer Material & Process
Northrop Grumman | El Segundo, CA ($83K-$155K)
Thin Films/Extrusions Manufacturing Engineer II
Luminii | Valley View, OH ($95K-$115K)

Salary Spotlight

Top-paying role this week: Materials Science Expert at OpenTrain AI ($176K-$384K).

PhD$150K median56 roles
MS$167K median45 roles
BS$137K median234 roles

Hottest Company

Tesla is hiring hard this week with 21 new openings.

• Injection Molding Engineering Manager
• Production Engineer, Cathode
• Packaging Engineer, Service
• Sr. Quality Engineer, Cell Formation

The Unicorn

Out of 1011 postings this week, exactly one asks for Dimensional Inspection (Calipers, Optical Comparator, Laser Micrometer). If that's you, this role has your name on it:

Extrusion Operator II - 1st Shift
Medtronic | Plymouth, MN ($44K-$67K)

Overheard in a Job Description

“What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common?”

From a real posting: Engineering Sales Representative at Ellsworth Corporation.

One thing you might not know

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Brenden, Crosslinked

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