Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Flexible Printed Circuits

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Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Flexible Printed Circuits

| Job Category | Supply Chain | | Location | Toa Payoh | | Req. ID | 257903 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

What to Expect

The FPC Supplier Industrialization Engineer (SIE) is the subject matter expert on FPC and rigid-flex manufacturing processes and fabrication rulesets and will be responsible for supplier audits, qualifications, and supplier selections for all FPCs in Tesla’s electronics portfolio.

What You’ll Do

What You’ll Do

• Support with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) based on FPC supplier fabrication limitations and guide Design Engineers to optimize FPC layouts and designs
• Define and maintain FPC specifications, criteria, and reliability standards to improve supplier performance for incumbent and new FPC suppliers
• Review and define APQP/PPAP requirements as the primary owner and approver of downstream FPC and rigid-flex suppliers
• Conduct FPC supplier audits and support with the development of additional audit criteria to assess suppliers to meet Tesla’s high standard of quality
• Drive FPC suppliers on quality issues and field escalations based on root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support negotiations for piece price and product development to ensure that Tesla’s pricing meets best-landed-cost expectations as well as Supplier Industrialization standards of Best-In-Class quality
• Participate on cost reduction initiatives by exploring new and innovative process, materials, design and new technologies

What You’ll Bring

What You’ll Bring

• Degree or relevant experience in Electrical, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with FPC manufacturing or industrializing and managing FPC suppliers
• Subject Matter Expert on Flexible Printed Circuits, Rigid-Flex, or Conductive Trace Printing on Flexible Polymer materials
• Familiarity with quality tools such as APQP, PPAP SPC, RCCA, and related methods like control charts and pareto analysis
• Strong knowledge and understanding of industry specifications and standards especially IPC and JEDEC
• Experienced with optimizing FPC panel design, and material vs cost vs capacity
• Strong understanding of roll-to-roll drilling, plating, DES, lamination, cover lay alignment, PI/FR4 attach, and e-test
• Solid technical knowledge of the FPC Assembly manufacturing process
• International travel is required to engage with manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive compensation package, Tesla Singapore is pleased to offer the following benefits for employees:

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage

• Access to Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellbeing Resources

• Employee Vehicle Purchase Program

• Model 3 Experience Program

• Employee Merchandise Discounts

• Celebratory Gifts for Special Occasions

• Employee Referral Program

• The Company reserves the right to make changes to the Total Rewards benefits without prior notification/approval from the employees, and such benefits may also be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Company.

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