Sr. Quality Engineer, Cell Manufacturing

What To Expect Tesla is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer in Cell Manufacturing to own Problem-Solving investigation across shops and steer cross-functional teams to durable solutions. The ideal candidate leads complex quality and process failure analyses that start in one shop and surface in another, convenes the right people, structures the investigation, and drives actions to verified closure while production keeps moving.

This is not a single-shop quality role. You connect shops, align engineering, production, maintenance, and supplier partners, and turn a recurring defect into a closed investigation with a proven fix.

What You'll Do

Own end-to-end root cause for priority issues that cross shop boundaries, from first escape through verified effectivenessSeparate where the defect is created from where it is detected. Use 8D, 5-Why, fishbone, fault tree, and process data so the team does not stop at the shop that found the issueStand up containment immediately, then drive permanent corrective and preventive actions with named owners, due dates, and effectiveness checksReject weak root causes and incomplete actions. Do not close an investigation until the mechanism is proven and the fix holds in productionRun the problem-solving forum, escalate blockers, and keep leadership aligned on risk, status, and the next decisionTurn findings into engineered solutions: process changes, control-plan updates, poka-yoke, equipment modifications, and standardized workSteer option selection, risk review (including FMEA), and implementation through Process Change ApprovalPrioritize the open-problem portfolio with leading and lagging metrics: recurrence, containment aging, time-to-root-cause, and time-to-permanent fixCoach shop-level problem owners so capability stays in the shops after the cross-shop issue is closed

What You'll Bring

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