Manager, Engineering, Stamping & Tooling

Manager, Engineering, Stamping & Tooling | Tesla

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | Req ID: 285145 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

In this role, you will lead engineering for stamped parts and projects at Tesla Grand Rapids — from concept through design, purchasing, tryout, quality loops, and home-line. You will ensure engineering rigor, quality, and on-time delivery at program scale. You will lead, mentor, and develop a team of Mechanical Design Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Quality Technicians to own die design, design quality, and part dimensional performance across multiple concurrent jobs.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end engineering for stamped parts and projects from concept to home-line
• Lead, mentor, and develop Mechanical Design Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Quality Technicians
• Drive structured quality gates using metrology and tryout feedback
• Empower the team to define and execute next steps (weld/rework, recut) to meet tooling dimensional expectations
• Provide oversight for efficient incorporation of product changes and evaluate timing, cost, and tool performance risks
• Prioritize people and jobs across a live portfolio under competing deadlines and changing priorities
• Escalate clear options and strategies to Site Director and leadership when capacity, cost, or cross-functional blockers require site-level decisions
• Represent Die Engineering with stamping and program partners and other Tesla sites on launch readiness, shipment status, and production support needs

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in stamping die design, die tryout, or tooling program leadership in automotive manufacturing
• Deep hands-on experience with die construction and tryout: process/layout, castings and plate, binders and draw development, trim/pierce steels, dimensional buyoff, and rework/recut judgment
• At least 3 years in a people-management role with a proven track record of building and leading a technical team (experience leading 10+ engineers preferred)
• Strong decision-making ability under pressure, with a focus on timing, cost, and quality tradeoffs
• Applies first-principles thinking to challenge and improve existing die methods
• Communicates status, risk, and tradeoffs clearly to engineers, leadership, and non-technical partners
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support supplier visits, tryouts, and site operations

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)