Job Description
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
Support with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) based on FPC supplier fabrication limitations and guide Design Engineers to optimize FPC layouts and designsDefine 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 actionsSupport 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 qualityParticipate on cost reduction initiatives by exploring new and innovative process, materials, design and new technologies
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 materialsFamiliarity 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 capacityStrong understanding of roll-to-roll drilling, plating, DES, lamination, cover lay alignment, PI/FR4 attach, and e-testSolid technical knowledge of the FPC Assembly manufacturing process International travel is required to engage with manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice
