Fleet Root Causing Engineer

Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company known for its innovative approach to sustainable transportation and energy solutions.
$80,000 - $156,000
Embedded
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
Automotive · AI

Description For Fleet Root Causing Engineer

Tesla is seeking a multi-faceted Mechanical Engineer for the role of Fleet Root Causing Engineer. This position is responsible for identifying, analyzing, root causing, developing/designing, and implementing countermeasures for issues affecting various vehicle systems like Exteriors, Interiors, Lights, Body, IP, etc. The Fleet Root Causing Engineering team's mission is to improve customer experience of Tesla products by eliminating fleet issues, collaborating with various engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Monitoring product field performance
  • Identifying trending issues
  • Prioritizing based on severity, occurrence, or cost of each failure mode
  • Conducting detailed failure analysis and root-cause identification
  • Implementing countermeasures in production, design, supplier, and firmware
  • Communicating field performance and gathering buy-in from peers and leadership
  • Working closely with multiple Tesla Engineering Teams, International Production Teams, and Service Teams
  • Participating in continuous improvement activities and design reviews

The ideal candidate should have:

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant industry experience
  • Outstanding mastery of engineering and physics fundamentals
  • A passion for Tesla's mission, root causing, and bug fixing
  • Experience in "repairing stuff," tinkering, and experimenting
  • Broad technical background and ability to work across various issues internationally
  • Exceptional problem-solving, failure analysis skills, and analytical thinking

This role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plans, and various other perks. Tesla is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

Last updated 3 days ago

Responsibilities For Fleet Root Causing Engineer

  • Monitor product field performance
  • Identify trending issues
  • Prioritize based on severity, occurrence, or cost of each failure mode
  • Conduct detailed failure analysis, identifying root-cause of problems
  • Apply knowledge of engineering and manufacturing to drive containment and corrective action implementation
  • Communicate field performance of the engineering system
  • Work closely with Tesla Engineering Teams, International Production Teams, and Service Teams
  • Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive action
  • Implement lessons learned from previous field issues into the design process
  • Provide upfront feedback by participating in design reviews

Requirements For Fleet Root Causing Engineer

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant industry experience
  • Outstanding mastery of engineering and physics fundamentals
  • A passion for Tesla's mission, root causing, and bug fixing
  • Track record of enjoying to 'repair stuff', tinkering and experimenting
  • Broad technical background
  • Ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues internationally
  • Exceptional problem solving and failure analysis skills and analytical thinking

Benefits For Fleet Root Causing Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Equity
Parental Leave
Commuter Benefits
  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans with $0 payroll deduction options
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution options
  • Company Paid Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • LGBTQ+ care concierge services
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plans
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time, and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits (critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, pet insurance)
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program

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