Tesla Looking For Group Manager – Battery Active Raw materials and Mining initiatives at Palo Alto, CA Full Time

Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization team is responsible for critical raw materials, component development and qualification activities at suppliers. This role will be responsible for managing a team of chemical process and mining engineers who in turn will be responsible for qualifying raw material, precursors, ore extraction for critical cathode metals. This role will be high visible strategic role. In this role, you will work closely with many organizations both internal and external to Tesla, taking new battery designs from initial concept through into full production.

The battery cell is a critical component in Tesla vehicles and storage systems. This role will have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to our products. The work environment is demanding, fast-paced and incredibly exciting. The ideal candidate should be ready to push their limits, as they join in highly motivated and capable team to make unbelievable things into reality.

Responsibilities

Build a team of chemical, mining, project engineers to develop and oversee process/quality qualification requirements for active raw materials (all the way from mine extraction to finished raw powders)

Train and mentor the team to adopt to Tesla culture and be a role model.

Monitor production output at existing facilities and support expansion programs with existing major suppliers (mines, refineries, precursor and raw powder suppliers)

Support design and start up stages of new producers(miners) that Tesla has supply agreements with

Support/qualify any new electrode, precursor materials.

Qualify capacity expansion in existing electrode/precursor materials

Support material related FA @ Supplier location

Project manage activities in mines and refinery

Act as a bridge between Tesla Materials engineering team and miners

Ensure on time completion of planned activities in mines

Periodic communication of the progress of activities in mines

Review mining process flow, lookout for inefficacies to be improved

Requirements

MS, PhD in Chemical or Mining engineering discipline, with 10+ years of experience in Battery or Mining industry; 3+ years of leading/managing engineers

Experience in battery active raw materials/precursor process flow and quality controlExperience working as mining process engineers especially battery cathode related metal (Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt) mining/refinery is desired

Superior knowledge in one of the above areas (active material powder processing or mining) is a mandatory requirement

Ability to travel – 35% (domestically and internationally)

Experience in high volume manufacturing or direct experience in Battery related metal mining is highly desired.