Staff Cell Engineer, In House Cell Development

What to Expect

Tesla's Cell Engineering team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced engineer to lead the cross-functional design and launch of battery cells manufactured in-house by Tesla. This role would serve as the engineering program leader, driving efforts across the company's different organizations to progress a cell from conceptual design and prototyping into mass production.

This role requires deep familiarity with Li+ cell design and validation, a passion for launching new technologies, and an unparalleled ability to pull people together to make things happen. This requires you to be technically curious, detail oriented, and comfortable delivering results in an unstructured environment. You will use your engineering expertise to collaborate across Cell Design, Cell Modeling, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Production organizations. Success in this role requires the ability to work in a demanding and fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

• Drive key engineering decisions across teams to move new cells from concept to mass production
• Lead the cross-functional working team through design, qualification, and ramp challenges to a successful cell launch
• Collaborate with Tesla product teams to define cell electrochemical, mechanical, and safety performance requirements
• Own the program "operating system" : Level 1-3 schedules, risk register, open decisions / actions
• Synthesize test results and manufacturing challenges into program level impacts and report regularly to Tesla leadership
• Travel to lab, pilot, and production sites to provide on-site leadership during critical phases of the cell program lifecycle

What You'll Bring

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 :

plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Expected Compensation $100,000 - $216,000 / 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.