Full Time
Posted 13 days ago
Sr. Quality Engineer, Stationary Battery Enclosure, Megapack Tesla
Location Brookshire, Texas, United States
Vacancies: 1
Posted: 11-04-2025
Experience: 5 to 9
Skills: quality assurance and quality control, with a strong focus on large-scale construction projects,body in white or enclosures manufacturing (stamping, welding, e-coat, powder coating etc.),Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Description: What to Expect
Tesla is looking for an experienced Quality Engineer for Megapack Battery Enclosure production lines. In this role, you will be responsible for the quality of the parts, the process and the final product. You will partner with design, supply chain, manufacturing and service to develop Tesla’s production process to make high quality products that meet our internal and external customer expectations. The Quality Engineer is a professional problem solver, that can make good use of quality techniques (SixSigma, advanced statistics, Advanced Product Quality Planning, data visualization) to solve quality challenges and develop reliable processes that prevent creation of defects, enabling high quality products that meet the high reliability standards in energy business, contributing to the mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.
This role will be based out of the Greater Houston Area (TX) and will require 90% travel to the Bay Area (CA) to support early builds and validation support for the next 6-12 months.
What You’ll Do
Accountable for the quality of incoming components, quality controls and assurance in production process, root cause analysis and resolution of problems impacting internal and external customers, continuous improvement and risk mitigation
Development of manufacturing requirements, quality standards and product quality plans to assure products will meet expectations of our target customers. Deployment of manufacturing level requirements to subsystems, assemblies & components to assure clear focus on design and customer needs
Identification of critical requirements to assure proper supplier and production focus on critical needs
Leading development of FMEAs (Design & Process) for development teams to identify and address critical risks
Support development and validation of manufacturing equipment, controls, and test plans to address risks identified in FMEA
Participate in design reviews to assure product subsystem quality, manufacturability, reliability, etc.
Assist development with dimensional analysis, statistical tolerancing and other methods to investigate the effects of part and process variability on system performance and manufacturability
Support process capability analyses to investigate the ability of suppliers and production processes to meet defined specifications and quality standards
Design effective experiments through DOE or other methods to support design and process teams in investigation of various alternatives to resolve quality issues
Manage and facilitate the root cause & corrective actions system through tracking and validation of issues and support in root cause analysis through facilitating brainstorming, use of lean methodologies, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, DMAIC, 8D, etc.
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality assurance and quality control, with a strong focus on large-scale construction projects
Experience with body in white or enclosures manufacturing (stamping, welding, e-coat, powder coating etc.)
Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) specific training and demonstrated success in applying design for quality, problem-solving methodologies, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE and SPC
Strong understanding of industry standards and regulatory requirements relevant to industrial electrical projects
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex information and make data-driven decisions
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate quality principles and standard
Compensation and Benefits
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