Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Raw Materials Soft Goods (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Bran[...]

What To Expect

Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization team is responsible for critical component development, qualification and sustaining quality activities at suppliers. The job involves communicating well with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making. The goal: delivering on time quantities of high-quality component parts into Tesla’s production processes to enable extremely rapid development cycles and product launches.

What You’ll Do

• Plan, organize, direct and conduct industrialization related activities within the Supply Chain team
• Develop, manage, audit, improve and correct supplier planning and execution of component manufacturing and assembly techniques and quality control processes from the advanced development phase to mass production qualification
• Lead supplier improvements in scalability, cost, and quality
• Facilitate communication and clarification of technical requirements between Suppliers and Tesla Purchasing, Quality, and Design teams
• Collaborate with Tesla Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to determine the ideal performance specifications and supplier metrics
• Validate supplier corrective actions involving design and/or process changes to ensure they are robust, sustainable, and implemented for similar potential concerns across manufacturing lines and/or suppliers
• Provide input on new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction
• An average of 40% travel, possibly on short notice

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Textile Engineering or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of relevant plant experience working directly with knitting, weaving, Coated Textiles or similar in a Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering role
• Additional languages are a strong plus: Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, German
• Automotive experience strongly preferred
• Experience in Supply Chain field is preferred
• Understanding process engineering principles of wrapped final products
• Experience in Quality Systems a plus: APQP Process and PPAP Knowledge
• Ability to communicate and direct supplier activities at the management level
• Ability to define and execute a project using project management techniques