Materials Engineer, Adhesives in Palo Alto CA

Summary

Materials Engineer, Adhesives

Tesla Posted on 2022-11-18

Salary	Not mentioned
Location	Palo Alto, CA
Type	Full-time

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Job Description

What to Expect

The team is seeking an Adhesives Materials Engineer to use their fundamental and deep understanding of chemistry, physics, and polymer science to provide solutions to some of Tesla’s toughest challenges. This position will be a subject matter expert on adhesives at Tesla. This role will manage multiple projects that require the application of 1st 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 adhesives 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. Advanced degrees or work experience is a plus

• Automotive industry experience

• Fundamental knowledge of polymers mechanics and polymer chemistry

• Strong understanding of polymer reaction chemistry

• Coding experience (Matlab, Python etc) to handle large material databases is a plus

• Hands-on experience with standard analytical tools (FTIR, DSC, Rheometry, DMA, universal testing machines 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

• Ability to work on ambiguous design requirements

Company description:

Tesla is accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. We design, manufacture, sell, install and service the world’s best solar technology, energy storage systems, and electric vehicles, providing customers the opportunity to generate, store and consume energy entirely sustainably. Tesla is committed to hiring and developing top talent from around the world for any given discipline. Based in California, Tesla’s workforce spans across four continents. We work to build an inclusive environment in which all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, or background, can come to do their best work. Our world-class teams operate with a non-conventional philosophy of inter-disciplinary collaboration. Each member of the team is expected to challenge and to be challenged, to create, and to innovate. We’re tackling the world’s most difficult and important problems—and we wouldn’t succeed without our shared passion for making the world a better place.