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This is a very hands-on individual contributor role with duties focused on failure analysis and root cause activities. To be effective, the Fleet Root Causing Engineer will either need to be intimately familiar with the detailed behavior of these components and systems and the tools and equipment used in their design and manufacture or be a quick learning generalist with sufficiently relevant background. The Engineer will work with other Engineering teams to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures of field issues to improve quality, reliability, and durability of the products. What You'll Do * Monitor product field performance * Identify trending issues * Prioritize based on severity, occurrence, or cost of each failure mode * Detailed failure analysis, identifying root-cause of problems * Apply knowledge of engineering and manufacturing to drive containment and corrective action implementation into production, design, supplier, firmware * Communicate field performance of the engineering system, gather buy-in from engineering peers and leadership on improvement priorities and urgency * Closely work with, among others, a multitude of Tesla Engineering Teams, International Production Teams, International Service Teams, and Tesla's in-house FA lab to drive resolution * Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive action * Implement lessons learned from previous field issues into the design process * Provide upfront feedback by participating in design reviews to ensure product performance, reliability, and manufacturability issues are identified and risks mitigated What You'll Bring * Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant industry experience * Outstanding mastery of engineering and physics fundamentals * A passion for Tesla's mission, root causing, and bug fixing are a must * Track record of enjoying to "repair stuff", tinkering and experimenting in your free time.

We don't look for school grades, we look for technical curiosity, ingenuity and initiative * Major roles in student teams such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Solar vehicle, Robotics or Rocketry are a plus * The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues as well es internationally * Exceptional problem solving and failure analysis skills and analytical thinking Compensation and Benefits 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 $91,600 - $164,400/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. Tesla is an Equal Opportunity employer.

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