Test Development Engineer

Tesla Test and Automation Team is looking for a Test Engineer who would be responsible for designing and developing test hardware, software, and technical processes. This role will work in cross-functional environments with the electronics design teams, firmware and integration teams, and manufacturing teams to come up with sophisticated automatic functional to support high-volume electronics manufacturing.

• Design, develop, and automate test plans and hardware for use in production at in-house or CM manufacturing lines
• Design for Testability - Provide early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure new products are being tested logically and efficiently -- incorporating FMEA
• Conduct failure/data analysis to provide feedback to electronics design team, firmware/software integration teams, and manufacturing teams for product and process improvements
• Test Process - Work closely with our TPM team to design and develops technical test processes to improve quality and efficiency. Use statistical tools (such as GR&R, SPC, and Cp/Cpk) to ensure processes/fixtures are scalable and are continuing to perform accurately once qualified demonstrating integration with factory data systems and shop floor systems
• Bachelor's Degree in in Computer/Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 1+ year or relevant work experience in any assembly, inspection, test station design, test development, maintenance, and automation equipment
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot issues
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a global environment
• Hands-on knowledge & technical capability in tester design & qualifications, troubleshooting, limit setting, and process buy-offs
• Knowledgeable in crafting tester qualification requirements including calibration, correlation, capability, repeatability and reproducibility, design of experiments, and failure analysis
• Project management and supplier management experience
• Proficient in statistical analysis and skilled in using relevant tools for data analysis
• Be able to learn new software and AI capabilities. Find opportunities to apply these new capabilities to improve the factory Test processes and tools
• Solid understanding of HW/SW architecture and interoperability of a sophisticated system. Fundamental EE knowledge is a must-have