Sr. PCB Supplier Industrialization Engineer

The PCB Supplier Industrialization Engineer (SIE) is the subject matter expert on rigid, high-layer-count, and high-density interconnect (HDI) PCB manufacturing processes, laminate materials,and fabrication rulesets, and will be responsible for supplier audits, qualifications, and supplierselections for the high-end PCBs in Tesla's electronics portfolio. This role focuses on low-loss,high-speed PCB technologies used in advanced compute, AI, and power-electronics hardware,ensuring that Tesla's most demanding designs are manufacturable at best-in-class quality, yield, and cost.

• Serve as the subject matter expert on PCB fabrication processes and laminate materials, delivering advanced PCB fabrication and design strategies for low-loss, high-speed applications
• Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM) based on PCB supplier fabrication limitations, and guide Design Engineers on layer stack-ups, impedance control, and layout optimization for high-speed/low-loss performance
• Define and maintain PCB specifications, criteria, and reliability standards to improve supplier performance for incumbent and new PCB suppliers
• Review and define APQP/PPAP requirements as the primary owner and approver of downstream rigid, multi-lam, and HDI PCB suppliers
• Conduct PCB supplier audits and support the development of additional audit criteria to assess suppliers against Tesla's high standard of quality
• Match supplier technology and process capability to product complexity, identify capability gaps, and lead qualification of new fabrication technologies and materials
  
• Lead experimental validation of new materials, laminates, and processes through formal
• Design of Experiments (DoE) to establish scalable, high-yield manufacturing processes
• Drive PCB suppliers on quality issues and field escalations through root cause analysis and corrective actions on defects such as delamination, via opens/voids, registration, and impedance excursions
• Support negotiations for piece price and product development to ensure Tesla's pricing meets best-landed-cost expectations as well as Supplier Industrialization standards of best-in-class quality

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with rigid/HDI PCB manufacturing or industrializing and managing PCB suppliers
• Subject Matter Expert on high-layer-count rigid, multi-lam, and HDI PCB fabrication
  
• Deep experience with high-speed/low-loss dielectric materials beyond standard FR-4 (e.g., Rogers, Megtron, Tachyon), resins, copper, glass, and polyimides
• Strong understanding of core fabrication steps: electroless and electrolytic copper plating, sequential lamination, microvia formation, laser and mechanical drilling, DES, oxide/bond enhancement, AOI, impedance control, and electrical test
• Experience with layer stack-up design and the trade-offs of material vs. loss vs. cost vs. capacity for high-speed PCBs
• Familiarity with quality tools such as APQP, PPAP, SPC, RCCA, and related methods like control charts, DoE, and Pareto analysis
• Strong knowledge and understanding of industry specifications and standards, especially IPC and JEDEC
• Solid technical knowledge of the downstream PCBA manufacturing process
• International travel is required to engage with manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice

As a part-time Tesla employee, you will be eligible for:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• Tesla Babies program
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Pet Insurance

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.