Supplier Industrialization Engineer

Tesla

Team Overview
Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization team drives component development and qualification at suppliers. You'll communicate with internal and external teams, travel to suppliers across region, and make quick on-site decisions. The goal: Deliver high-quality parts on time to support Tesla's fast development cycles and product launches.

What You’ll Do

Lead supply chain industrialization: Plan, organize, and conduct supplier audits to build robust manufacturing, assembly, and quality processes from prototype to mass production.

Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) at suppliers: Implement Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and provide materials input for enhanced design, manufacturability, and cost savings.

Collaborate in all technical communication between suppliers and Tesla teams (Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Testing) to define clear expectations and quality metrics.

Track and improve quality for sustaining products: Support continuous quality & system improvements (e.g., Quality Performance, OEE, TPM, Lean) while guiding suppliers on efficient, high-quality production to boost scalability and reduce costs.

Resolve supplier quality issues quickly: Validate corrective and preventive actions for design/process problems, ensuring reliable part performance, delivery, and overall reliability.

What You’ll Bring

BS/MS in Mechanical, Industrial, CAD/CAM or Manufacturing Engineering.

5 to 10 years hands-on experience in Machining, with extensive hands-on experience in CNC, VMC, HMC, Gear cutting process technologies including high precision components in 5-Axis.

Expertise in Machining Industrialization, Automation, GD&T, Metrology Inspection and Lean manufacturing.

Strong statistical knowledge and data-driven problem-solving; proficient in Excel (BI tools like Tableau, Power BI, SQL a plus).

Proven leadership to guide suppliers at the management level, with project management experience.

Ability to excel in fast-paced settings: Build teams with suppliers, peers, and cross-functions; work independently under pressure.

Fluency in English for complex technical communication with global stake-holders.