Tesla Looking For Repair Technician – Battery Pack at Austin, TX

What to Expect

Repair Technician: must have the ability to work with various teams including General Assembly, Quality, Process, NPI, and Engineering groups across a wide variety of issues and/ or corrective actions identified in production, testing and inspection process. Repair Technicians work autonomously in a manufacturing environment rectifying issues during the Battery Assembly process.

What You’ll Do

• Knowledge of: Methods, techniques, parts, tools and materials used in the manufacturing and rectification of Batteries, Battery Sub-assemblies and cells.
• Perform rectification on Cells, Bandoliers, Arrays, Penthouses, and other components on the Model Y Battery through a comprehensive diagnosis and evaluation
• Perform Battery Diagnosis including Positive and Negative leak tests within different steps of the assembly process, in addition to functional test on the Battery Pack and Penthouse
• Diagnose problems quickly, find solutions through root-cause analysis, and be empowered to take immediate action.
• Assist and interface with NPI, Quality, Design, and Process Engineering teams to improve work instructions, parts, jigs, tools, and overall, First Pass Yield.
• Operate and maintain a wide variety of shop tools, power tools, and automotive electrical test equipment.
• Support Battery and Battery Sub-Assembly Production, General Assembly returns, and teardown of scrap materials to save on cost and further data collection.
• Maintain records of time and materials through Tesla’s Proprietary Software
• Educate Production Associates and other cross-functional departments on implementation of countermeasures to improve final quality and EOL production process.
• Perform other Repair Technician related duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

2+ years’ experience in automotive diagnosis, servicing, and repairs (may be substituted with experience in Assembly of Batteries or vehicles at Tesla with evidence of exceptional ability).

• Work in a team-based environment and achieve common goals. •
• Must be Flexible and capable of working in a fast pace manufacturing environment.
• Perform detailed daily record keeping and reporting
• Possess ability to critically think and look for the problems based on line conditions
• Experience with functional/leak testers