Supplier Industrialization Engineer - Electronics

As a member of Tesla's Electronics Supplier Industrialization Engineering team, you play a crucial role in developing and qualifying critical component and electronic part top-level assembly processes with suppliers. Your responsibilities include: - Supporting Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles during early product development, providing valuable feedback to NPI SIE (Supplier Industrialization Engineer) and design teams. - Conducting onsite supplier audits and providing assessments for sourcing decisions, as well as developing new suppliers to meet Tesla sourcing requirements. - Driving continuous improvement in supplier scalability, cost, and quality performance. - Managing and optimizing supplier On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance. - Overseeing supplier production capacity and operations management. - Facilitating clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Tesla's GSM, SIE, and Design teams. - Conducting supplier audits to ensure compliance with part performance, delivery, and reliability expectations. - Collaborating with Tesla supply chain teams to establish optimal performance specifications and supplier metrics. - Leading, tracking, and improving supplier manufacturing process development and launch readiness for new products and design changes. - Managing and enhancing production and product quality, guiding suppliers in developing robust processes and procedures for efficient, high-quality product manufacturing. - Following up and driving SCAR (supplier corrective actions review) with suppliers, validating corrective actions for design and/or process changes to prevent recurrence. - Contributing to the evaluation of new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction. In order to be successful in this role, you are required to have: - Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain or mechanical engineering, preferably with experience in Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs), Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), and PCBA top-level assemblies (TLAs). - A BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience and exceptional ability. - Proven experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA). - Practical experience with Six Sigma methodologies; DAMIC experience is a plus. - Solid hands-on experience with quality statistical analysis tools and applications (e.g., JMP, Minitab). - Strong mechanical background, including statistical tolerance analysis, design quality assessment, and improvement techniques. - Proficiency in GD&T and 3D CAD software. - Demonstrated supplier development and management skills. - Self-motivation and the ability to work independently. - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time, often with short notice, to engage with Contract Manufacturers (CMs).,