Tesla
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Quality Engineer (Night Shift)

Pay
$75,600 – $162,000 per year
Location
Lathrop, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Listed
29 days ago

About the role

  • Quality Engineer (Night Shift) | Tesla (Manufacturing)
  • Location: Lathrop, California | Req ID: 271474 | Job Type: Full-time
  • What to Expect

Tesla’s Lathrop Castings is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Quality Engineer to join the team and contribute to our mission to build a world of amazing abundance. The Quality Engineer is a key person of the Lathrop Casting and CNC Machining Team. Quality and accuracy are paramount to the success of our team, the departments we support, and Tesla as a whole.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain control plan to verify first article, in process, and final product of various complex and critical components to engineering specifications
  • Develop and maintain work instructions for production, process, and quality
  • Able to coordinate MSA system and implement gauges to assure good quality of the product
  • Able to handle supplier issues to maintain good quality result
  • Focused on customer to handle customer issues and coordinate problem solving to reduce customer claim, ppms and scrap
  • Able to manage new projects: Industrialization, Launching and start of production
  • Able to handle dimensional information and dimensional software
  • Focused and able to support production line 70% -80% of the time
  • Train Quality inspectors and auditors
  • Drive cross functional problem solving and implementation of countermeasures

What You'll Bring

  • Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or related engineering field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years related experience in Quality Engineering in a manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge and Experience with Core Tools (APQP, DF, PFMEA, Control Plan, Work instruction, MSA, SPC)
  • Strong CATIA or 3D CAD experience
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of engineering drawings, documents, GD&T and able to support CMM activities
  • Experience with CM4D or statistical software and analytical and mathematical skills
  • Flexible ability to work overtime and AWS on short notice based on strategic needs of the company

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)

Expected Compensation$75,600 - $162,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.

Read the original posting

From Tesla's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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