Materials Engineer

Posted Date 11 Dec 2023

Experience	3 Years	Salary	8000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Tesla
Job Category	Engineering	Qualification	BS Engineering
Gender	Both	Last Date	31 Jan
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	California , United States

Job Description

The team⠀is seeking⠀a Polymer⠀Materials⠀Engineer⠀to use⠀their⠀fundamental⠀and deep⠀understanding⠀of⠀chemistry,⠀physics,⠀and⠀polymer⠀science to⠀provide⠀solutions⠀to some of⠀Tesla’s⠀toughest⠀problems.⠀This⠀position⠀will be a⠀subject⠀matter⠀expert on⠀interior⠀soft trim⠀at Tesla.⠀This role⠀will⠀manage⠀multiple⠀projects⠀that⠀require⠀the⠀application⠀of 1rst⠀principles⠀knowledge⠀of⠀materials⠀to develop⠀novel⠀solutions⠀needed to⠀launch our⠀products⠀on time⠀and with⠀superior⠀quality.⠀Typical⠀tasks⠀involve⠀material⠀selection,⠀authoring⠀material⠀standards,⠀validating⠀materials⠀internally⠀and with⠀suppliers,⠀managing⠀Tesla⠀Materials⠀Documentation⠀systems,⠀root-cause-analysis,⠀formulation⠀of new⠀polymers,⠀researching⠀new⠀technologies⠀to assess⠀feasibility,⠀and⠀process⠀optimization.

What⠀You’ll⠀Do

Assume the⠀role as a⠀subject⠀matter⠀expert for⠀Interior⠀Soft Trim⠀at⠀Tesla
Work⠀with⠀design⠀engineering⠀to select⠀and⠀validate⠀materials
Write⠀material⠀standards⠀for new⠀materials
Support⠀process⠀optimization⠀for new⠀materials
Perform⠀root-cause-analysis⠀for⠀difficult⠀material⠀issues
Lead⠀1 or 2⠀development⠀projects⠀in support⠀of our⠀long-term⠀goals of⠀innovating⠀through⠀the use of⠀advanced⠀or novel⠀materials

What You’ll Bring

Polymer or⠀Materials⠀Engineering⠀degree or⠀equivalent
Direct⠀experience⠀with⠀developing⠀interior⠀surface⠀materials⠀such as⠀textiles,⠀synthetic⠀leather⠀and⠀carpeting⠀including⠀foam⠀backings,⠀suspension⠀layers,⠀foam⠀layers,⠀consolidated⠀layers,⠀and⠀coatings
Direct⠀experience⠀with the⠀various⠀test⠀methods⠀and⠀requirements⠀for soft⠀trim⠀materials⠀including⠀UV⠀stability,⠀durability,⠀chemical⠀resistance,⠀dye⠀transfer⠀resistance
Direct⠀experience⠀working⠀with⠀design⠀studio to⠀establish⠀and meet⠀targets⠀for⠀haptics⠀and⠀color
Direct⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀various⠀manufacturing⠀processes⠀used to⠀produce⠀various⠀soft trim⠀materials
Fundamental⠀knowledge⠀of⠀polymers⠀and⠀polymer⠀chemistry
3⠀years +⠀experience⠀working⠀with soft⠀trim⠀materials
Hands-on⠀experience⠀with⠀standard⠀analytical⠀tools⠀(FTIR,⠀DSC,⠀Rheometry,⠀DMA,⠀etc.)
Strong⠀communication⠀and⠀organizational⠀skills⠀with⠀ability to⠀manage⠀projects⠀independently
Strong⠀technical⠀writing⠀skills and⠀experience⠀writing⠀material⠀standards⠀desired
Ability⠀to learn⠀quickly,⠀adapt to⠀an⠀ever-changing⠀environment,⠀and lead⠀projects