Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Flexible Printed Circuits
About The Position
The FPC Supplier Industrialization Engineer (SIE) is the subject matter expert on FPC and rigid-flex manufacturing processes and fabrication rulesets and will be responsible for supplier audits, qualifications, and supplier selections for all FPCs in Tesla’s electronics portfolio. Support with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) based on FPC supplier fabrication limitations and guide Design Engineers to optimize FPC layouts and designs Define and maintain FPC specifications, criteria, and reliability standards to improve supplier performance for incumbent and new FPC suppliers Review and define APQP/PPAP requirements as the primary owner and approver of downstream FPC and rigid-flex suppliers Conduct FPC supplier audits and support with the development of additional audit criteria to assess suppliers to meet Tesla’s high standard of quality Drive FPC suppliers on quality issues and field escalations based on root cause analysis and corrective actions Support negotiations 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 new and innovative process, materials, design and new technologies
Requirements
- Degree or relevant experience in Electrical, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with FPC manufacturing or industrializing and managing FPC suppliers
- Subject Matter Expert on Flexible Printed Circuits, Rigid-Flex, or Conductive Trace Printing on Flexible Polymer materials
- Familiarity with quality tools such as APQP, PPAP SPC, RCCA, and related methods like control charts and pareto analysis
- Strong knowledge and understanding of industry specifications and standards especially IPC and JEDEC
- Experienced with optimizing FPC panel design, and material vs cost vs capacity
- Strong understanding of roll-to-roll drilling, plating, DES, lamination, coverlay alignment, PI/FR4 attach, and e-test
- Solid technical knowledge of the FPC Assembly manufacturing process
- International travel is required to engage with manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice
Responsibilities
- FPC supplier audits, qualifications, and supplier selections for all FPCs in Tesla’s electronics portfolio
- Support with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) based on FPC supplier fabrication limitations and guide Design Engineers to optimize FPC layouts and designs
- Define and maintain FPC specifications, criteria, and reliability standards to improve supplier performance for incumbent and new FPC suppliers
- Review and define APQP/PPAP requirements as the primary owner and approver of downstream FPC and rigid-flex suppliers
- Conduct FPC supplier audits and support with the development of additional audit criteria to assess suppliers to meet Tesla’s high standard of quality
- Drive FPC suppliers on quality issues and field escalations based on root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Support negotiations 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 new and innovative process, materials, design and new technologies
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
