锦鲤求职岗位描述
The Role
In this role you will be responsible for upholding the fundamentals of Design Quality as the voice of the customer and for governing the definition of Design Intent through managing the process of approving appearance parts for color, harmony, and appearance quality. The Design Quality Team interfaces with the Design and Styling Team to illustrate design intent while collaborating with the Engineering Teams to ensure that quality is built into the part design. You will work with Tesla Supplier Industrialization (SIE) to manage the supply base for timing, documentation (AARs), and color and appearance harmony reviews as the champion of Tesla’s design intent. You will lead a team that interfaces with General Assembly Quality Engineers and Production Control to ensure standardization and quality are upheld throughout production. You will facilitate the sharing of best practices and lessons learned while prioritizing work in partnership with executives, operational leaders, engineers, associates, and other key stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will possess high energy, flexibility, and excellent communication skills, with the ability to navigate compressed timelines and several cross-functional activities simultaneously. You will be expected to push beyond traditional limits, think creatively to find solutions to technical problems and inevitable delays to the effect of defining new processes and standards of the industry. This role is based Fremont, California, and travel is involved to supplier locations throughout the world.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate with the Design Studio / Color, Materials and Finishing Team on design intent for production
Assist with mastering for production: sign-off of new masters once master standard is approved, match to master development as needed
Support material development and manufacturing processes with consideration to benchmarking
Interface with Engineering on DFM reviews and define appearance quality expectations
Define appearance boundaries and outline quality improvement initiatives for manufacturing and production teams
Interpret customer’s perception of quality through all senses, conveying objective feedback of appearance, haptics, sound, and fit
Share institutional knowledge, verbalize design intent, and promote quality objectives throughout the organization
Coordinate visual reviews for all appearance parts at various stages including vehicle harmony
Manage Design Quality data (AAR) in supplier portal * Lead communications with texture suppliers for grained parts, defining grain maps, direction, reductions for draft angles, and zero parting line
Oversee supply base timing for pre-grain, post-grain, and overall appearance of appearance parts
Attend tool trials for appearance parts of plastic injection molding, casting, wrapping, filming, etc.
Qualifications & Skills:
Ishihara Color Blindness - Pass, 100% with no indication of color deficiency to red and green
Farnsworth/Munsell 100 Hue Color Acuity - Excellent Score, TES (Total Error Score) = 4 (Superior Discrimination)
Detail oriented and organized. Can manage data, timelines and tracking and follow through
Strong communication skills, ability to be firm and flexible at the same time
Ability to effectively communicate qualitative feedback
Knowledge of Colorimeter
Sensitive to appearance and color harmony
Some experience and technical knowledge of different manufacturing processes for appearance parts
Design oriented
Familiarity with DFM
Preferred:
Automotive materials knowledge
Automotive manufacturing knowledge
Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience
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