What to Expect
Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. Revolutionary strategies and products have been developed within a few years and successfully launched at scale - made possible only through extraordinary speed, innovation, and efficiency. Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg is establishing Tesla's next chapter in Europe. At the heart of this are our people - their passion, motivation, and engagement drive us toward our goals. We invite you to be part of this journey.
The role
The battery cell is a critical component in Tesla vehicles and energy storage systems. Tesla's Production Engineering team is at the forefront of designing cutting-edge electrode production processes and scaling them into mass production. This team operates and develops highly complex, high-precision processes for high volume and high quality.
This role focuses on characterization and metrology support for battery electrode manufacturing. This fast-paced team is the perfect environment if you are interested in building diverse skills and making a tangible impact on the future of electric vehicles. You will be a problem solver and an idea contributor - bringing a get-it-done attitude while developing new expertise and growing your career.
What You'll Do
- Support engineering with offline and inline metrology-related tasks for electrode manufacturing
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Learn to operate offline metrology equipment and conduct characterization of samples from various manufacturing processes
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Install, maintain, test, and validate offline and inline metrology tools
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Operate various offline metrology equipment in the development stage; conduct measurements, experimental runs, and document and report observations
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Immediately report emergencies, incidents, and near misses to the engineering team
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Support inline tool calibrations, monitor tool health dashboards, report and resolve tool downtime and calibration issues, develop Out of Control Action Plan (OCAP) procedures, and train production and maintenance technicians
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Independently document operating procedures and data in a standard format and cross-train to build competency in multiple work areas
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Conduct analytical tests, measure and record data using defined tools and software
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Participate in the continuous improvement of safety, quality, output, and tool uptime
What You'll Bring
- Experience in Outgoing Quality Control (OQC), Incoming Quality Control (IQC), metrology and characterization for battery, semiconductor, optics, or small-scale manufacturing
- Experience with troubleshooting manufacturing and metrology equipment
- Ability to document processes and procedures for manufacturing, maintenance, and quality
- Ability to operate various manufacturing or assembly equipment
- Ability to analyze process data and summarize results
- Experience with specific metrology tools is a plus
- Eagerness to learn new techniques at the development stage
- Hands-on mindset
- Fluent in English; German is a plus
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
