Materials Test Engineer, Failure Analysis

The purpose of the Tesla Materials Engineering organization is to facilitate the Tesla mission to build a world of sustainable abundance via the identification, development and insertion of advanced materials and processes.

The team is seeking a Materials Test Engineer with an emphasis on materials failure analysis to lead complex, cross-functional materials failure analysis initiatives and deliver actionable feedback to materials, design, and manufacturing engineers to enable Tesla's product, process, and materials development initiatives.

Moreover, you will lead materials-level testing, prototyping, characterization, and test specification development.

Coordinate materials testing and characterization initiatives, with a focus on failure analysis for both materials and components to resolve engineering product failures or drive rapid materials and process development

Develop and execute test plans to determine the root cause of unexpected failures, or support materials development and establish process-structure-property-performance relationships

Lead prototyping initiatives which aim to collect early data from samples representative of in development materials or processes

Lead projects to establish test-to-field correlations and/or test method developments

Collaborate with a broad spectrum of functions and teams within Tesla to drive risks/concerns to a root cause and resolution

Collaborate with engineering technicians to support test setup, execution, and reporting

Oversee the selection and purchase of new laboratory assets, when applicable

Materials Engineering degree, or equivalent experience

Experience with common materials test methods, characterization techniques, and associated equipment, including characterization (OM, SEM-EDS, FTIR, DSC/TGA/DMA), mechanical (hardness/tensile/bend/impact/scratch and mar), environmental (corrosion, temperature and humidity cycling, UV weathering)

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