Team Overview Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization team drives component development and qualification at suppliers. You'll communicate with internal and external teams, travel to suppliers across region, and make quick on-site decisions. The goal: Deliver high-quality parts on time to support Tesla's fast development cycles and product launches.

What You’ll Do- Lead supply chain industrialization: Plan, organize, and conduct supplier audits to build robust manufacturing, assembly, and quality processes from prototype to mass production.

- Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) at suppliers: Implement Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and provide materials input for enhanced design, manufacturability, and cost savings.
- Collaborate in all technical communication between suppliers and Tesla teams (Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Testing) to define transparent expectations and quality metrics.
- Track and improve quality for sustaining products: Support continuous quality & system improvements (e.g., Quality Performance, OEE, TPM, Lean) while guiding suppliers on efficient, high-quality production to boost scalability and reduce costs.




- Resolve supplier quality issues quickly: Validate corrective and preventive actions for design/process problems, ensuring reliable part performance, delivery, and overall reliability. What You’ll Bring- BS/MS in Mechanical, Industrial, CAD/CAM or Manufacturing Engineering.
- 5 to 10 years hands-on experience in Machining, with extensive hands-on experience in CNC, VMC, HMC, Gear cutting process technologies including high precision components in 5-Axis.
- Expertise in Machining Industrialization, Automation, GD&T;, Metrology Inspection and Lean manufacturing.
- Strong statistical knowledge and data-driven problem-solving; proficient in Excel (BI tools like Tableau, Power BI, SQL a plus).
- Proven leadership to guide suppliers at the management level, with project management experience.
- Ability to excel in fast-paced settings: Build teams with suppliers, peers, and cross-functions; work independently under pressure.
- Fluency in English for complex technical communication with global stake-holders.

📌 Supplier Industrialization Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Tesla
📍 Bengaluru