Quality Engineer, Plastics | Gigafactory Tx

What To Expect
The successful candidate must have the ability to meet tight deadlines, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail oriented, and have the ability to work independently. He/she must establish and maintain a professional working relationship with external and internal teams at all levels across the company. Typical job duties may include but are not limited to the following:
What You’ll Do

• Maintain a clean and organized work area; follow daily housekeeping and 5S standards
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams to drive process and product improvements; use of QA methodologies to manage and facilitate issue resolution including root cause investigations and the development, implementation and monitoring of effective corrective and preventive actions
• Establish and maintain quality performance metrics
• Develop and implement quality standards as part of the Tesla Quality System to assure products meet expectations of our target customers
• Support the development of product specifications and tolerances, design and process FMEAs and DVAs
• Promote and maintain a culture and attitude of continuous improvement, working within the Tesla team to make it more efficient, safer and an enjoyable place to work
• Lead/facilitate review and disposition of discrepant materials identified for control of nonconforming product
• Establish and maintain control plans and inspection standards to assure critical features are controlled through the assembly/production processes

What You’ll Bring

• Quality systems experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive preferred)
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Industrial engineering. Equivalent experience also acceptable
• Specific training and demonstrated success in applying quality problem solving methods such as GD&T, fishbone diagrams, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, etc
• Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
• Experience with broad variety of measurement and inspection techniques
• May be required to support extended hours based on business and production needs
• Must be detail oriented, effectively handle multiple priorities, have a strong quality mindset and have the ability to meet tight deadlines

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)

LGBTQ+ care concierge services

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

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