Job Description

Locations

• PALO ALTO, California, United States

Salary

Skills Required

• proficiency in PCB manufacturing processesintermediate
• experience with PCB manufacturingintermediate
• experience with industrializing and managing PCB suppliersintermediate
• knowledge of Rigid, Flex, Rigid-Flex, HDI, and/or IC Substrate Fabricationintermediate
• familiarity with quality tools such as APQP, PPAP SPC, RCCA, and related methods like control charts and pareto analysisintermediate
• knowledge and understanding of industry specifications and standards especially IPC and JEDECintermediate
• experience with optimizing PCB panel designintermediate
• understanding of Drilling, Etching, Masking, Plating, Lamination, Surface Coating, and Testingintermediate
• technical knowledge of the PCB Assembly manufacturing processintermediate
• spoken and written Englishintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience (experience)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with PCB manufacturing or industrializing and managing PCB suppliers (experience, 5 years)
• Subject Matter Expert on Rigid, Flex, Rigid-Flex, HDI, and/or IC Substrate Fabrication (experience)
• Familiarity with quality tools such as APQP, PPAP SPC, RCCA, and related methods like control charts and pareto analysis (experience)
• Strong knowledge and understanding of industry specifications and standards especially IPC and JEDEC (experience)
• Experienced with optimizing PCB panel design, and material vs cost vs capacity (experience)
• Strong understanding of Drilling, Etching, Masking, Plating, Lamination, Surface Coating, and Testing (experience)
• Solid technical knowledge of the PCB Assembly manufacturing process (experience)
• International travel is required to engage with manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice (experience)
• Excellent spoken and written English (experience)

Responsibilities

• Support with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) based on PCB supplier fabrication limitations and guide Design Engineers to optimize PCB layouts
• Define and maintain PCB specifications, criteria, and reliability standards to improve supplier performance for incumbent and new PCB suppliers
• Review and define APQP/PPAP requirements as the primary owner and approver of tier 2 PCB suppliers
• Conduct PCB supplier audits and support with the development of additional audit criteria to assess suppliers to meet Tesla’s high standard of quality
• Drive PCB suppliers on quality issues and field escalations based on root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Owner of RFQ's and contract management - ensure Non-Disclosure Agreements, General Terms & Conditions, Piece Price Agreements, and other related contracts are negotiated, agreed and appropriately documented before business is initiated
• Drive negotiation for piece price and product development to ensure that Tesla’s pricing meets best-landed-cost expectations as well as Supplier Industrialization standards of Best-In-Class quality
• Participate on cost reduction initiatives by exploring and suggesting process, materials, design and new technologies

Benefits

• general: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• general: Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• general: Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• general: Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• general: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• general: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• general: Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• general: Employee Assistance Program
• general: Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• general: Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• general: Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• general: Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• general: Tesla Babies program
• general: Commuter benefits
• general: Employee discounts and perks program

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