What To Expect
As a Process & Quality Engineer within the Residential Energy team at Tesla, you will play a critical role in driving process improvements to ensure high-quality solar products and services. This role focuses on optimizing operations across sales engineering, solar system design, construction, inspections, and supply chain processes to achieve happy customers, reduced costs, and shorter cycle times. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, deploy, and validate changes that maximize throughput and first-pass yield metrics, while also supporting the rollout of new products and processes for both direct and channel businesses.

Preference is for this position to be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or be willing to travel to the Bay Area frequently.

What You'll Do

Track performance metrics, prioritize top issues, and drive continuous improvement activities with cross-functional teams for residential solar installations

Create process maps and models to inform rigorous process simulations

Conduct time studies and productivity flow charts to quantify ideal and actual performance metrics for solar installation efficiency

Analyze data from across the Tesla ecosystem to expose, highlight, and evaluate process trends

Manage projects and processes for new product introductions and sustaining products, developing standard processes, work instructions, quality standards, and troubleshooting steps for install teams

Maintain tool and part catalogs, test new tools and parts, and evaluate changes to tools and parts

Focus on improving cycle times, key performance indicators such as efficiency, yield, and profit, and simplifying process structures

What You'll Bring

Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical), other technical discipline, or equivalent experience

3-5 years of experience as a process engineer, project manager, operations manager, or similar role in an operations environment

Ability and willingness to travel domestically (5-10%)

Knowledge of energy system installation and design requirements, familiarity with electrical code, or knowledge of construction and roofing techniques

Field experience in solar installation or similar fields in residential construction such as roofing or energy storage

Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish effective working relationships throughout the organization

Demonstrated analytical skills with familiarity in basic SQL as a plus

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation

$104,000 - $156,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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