Role:
The Materials Engineering team is
seeking a Paint and Coatings Materials Engineer to support material
applications for on-going processes, material changes, and new material
introductions at our Tesla Factory in Berlin.
This role will also represent Tesla Materials Engineering in dealing
with our local material suppliers in Europe.
This position will reside at the Tesla factory in Berlin but will report
to the corporate Materials Engineering team in Fremont, California, USA.
Responsibilities:
- Primary source for paint/coatings materials
expertise, information, and analysis at the Tesla Factory – Berlin.
- Support on-going material application
processes for pre-treatment, electrodeposition (E-coat), and top coat (paint). Work with the manufacturing teams to ensure
processes are robust and optimized.
- Provide technical support to the
quality teams with respect to potential material non-compliances.
- Support process validation for all new
processes or materials.
- Develop new material strategies for
lower cost manufacturing with improved quality.
- Advise the broader Materials
Engineering Team on how we can make better materials for manufacturing.
- Represent Tesla when dealing with local
material suppliers in Europe.
- Manage material approvals for local
material suppliers in Europe.
Requirements:
Polymer or Materials Engineering
degree. Advanced degrees or equivalent experience preferred
Fundamental knowledge of polymers
and polymer chemistry as they relate to coating systems.
5 to10 years + experience working
in a manufacturing facility (process engineer, quality engineer, or other
position directly related to manufacturing).
Experience at a paint manufacturer or automotive OEM paint shop is
desired.
Experience with standard analytical
tools (FTIR, DSC, Rheometry, DMA, etc.
Thorough knowledge of coating processes
and their relationships to material properties.
Strong communication and
organizational skills with ability to manage projects independently.
Fluent language skills in German and English are required.
What we offer:
You will be working in our state-of-the-art Gigafactory where you’ll solve the world's most interesting problems with the best and brightest people who share a passion to change the world. Tesla’s compensation package includes competitive salary and Tesla shares or bonusses. Typical benefits that are offered are a pension program, 30 vacation days, employee insurances, relocation and commuting support.
