What to Expect
The⠀candidate⠀will work⠀as a⠀member of⠀Tesla’s⠀Materials⠀Test Group⠀to support⠀material⠀level⠀weathering⠀and⠀surface⠀durability⠀test⠀activities.⠀The role⠀includes⠀overseeing⠀a wide⠀variety of⠀tests and⠀associated⠀test⠀equipment,⠀ranging⠀from⠀simple⠀scratch⠀testing⠀devices to⠀large⠀environmental⠀chambers.⠀The⠀position⠀will be⠀based in⠀Fremont⠀(California,⠀USA)⠀within the⠀Materials⠀Test Lab.
What You’ll Do
- Perform a⠀wide⠀variety of⠀testing⠀under⠀demanding⠀project⠀timelines.⠀Areas of⠀focus⠀include⠀accelerated⠀weathering⠀chamber⠀testing⠀involving⠀heat, UV,⠀and/or⠀humidity,⠀as well as⠀surface⠀durability⠀testing of⠀cosmetic⠀surfaces,⠀such as⠀scratch,⠀abrasion,⠀stone⠀impingement,⠀coating⠀adhesion⠀and⠀resistance⠀to⠀chemicals
- Evaluate⠀visual⠀condition⠀of various⠀cosmetic⠀materials⠀and⠀coatings⠀before and⠀after⠀environmental⠀and abuse⠀testing
- Conduct⠀testing in⠀an⠀extremely⠀fast-paced,⠀high-pressure⠀environment.⠀Interface⠀with a⠀broad⠀spectrum⠀of⠀internal⠀customers⠀to⠀coordinate⠀sample⠀preparation,⠀test⠀updates⠀and⠀observations
- Independently⠀complete⠀materials⠀tests and⠀issue⠀reports⠀for⠀approval.⠀Create and⠀manage⠀“Test⠀Incident⠀Reports”⠀documentation⠀to⠀facilitate⠀and track⠀corrective⠀actions
- Management⠀of⠀laboratory⠀assets,⠀ensuring⠀all⠀equipment⠀is⠀maintained,⠀calibrated,⠀and⠀serviced
- Develop,⠀author,⠀and ensure⠀conformance⠀to⠀laboratory⠀standard⠀operating⠀procedures
- Support⠀engineering⠀staff in⠀the root⠀cause⠀analysis⠀of test⠀failures⠀and⠀development⠀of new⠀test⠀methods
- Support⠀management⠀in the⠀procurement,⠀purchase,⠀and⠀installation⠀of new⠀equipment
What You’ll Bring
- Practical⠀knowledge⠀and⠀working⠀experience⠀within a⠀materials⠀or⠀environmental⠀testing⠀lab,⠀including⠀basic⠀understanding⠀of⠀different⠀type of⠀materials
- Experience⠀operating⠀and⠀maintaining⠀environmental⠀or other⠀test⠀chambers⠀is⠀preferred.⠀Experience⠀working⠀with other⠀materials⠀test⠀equipment,⠀hand tools⠀and sample⠀preparation⠀equipment⠀is a⠀plus
- Familiarity⠀with⠀materials-centric⠀test⠀standards⠀(e.g.,⠀ASTM, ISO,⠀SAE)
- Experience⠀working⠀with⠀hazardous⠀materials,⠀with a⠀willingness⠀to exhibit⠀and⠀promote⠀health and⠀safety⠀across the⠀team
- Strong⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀communication⠀skills to⠀establish⠀effective⠀working⠀relationships
- An⠀ability to⠀effectively⠀handle⠀multiple⠀priorities,⠀meet⠀deadlines⠀and manage⠀time⠀independently;⠀must⠀maintain⠀top level⠀professional⠀integrity⠀and⠀appearance⠀throughout
- Knowledge,⠀understanding⠀and a⠀track⠀record of⠀conformance⠀to ISO⠀17025 is⠀advantageous
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