Sr. PCB Supplier Industrialization Engineer - Palo Alto [277897]

$112,000 - $306,000 yearly

Job Description

The PCB Supplier Industrialization Engineer (SIE) is the subject matter expert on rigid, high-layer-count, and high-density interconnect (HDI) PCB manufacturing processes, laminate materials,and fabrication rulesets, and will be responsible for supplier audits, qualifications, and supplierselections for the high-end PCBs in Tesla's electronics portfolio. This role focuses on low-loss,high-speed PCB technologies used in advanced compute, AI, and power-electronics hardware,ensuring that Tesla's most demanding designs are manufacturable at best-in-class quality, yield, and cost.

The Role

  • Serve as the subject matter expert on PCB fabrication processes and laminate materials, delivering advanced PCB fabrication and design strategies for low-loss, high-speed applications
  • Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM) based on PCB supplier fabrication limitations, and guide Design Engineers on layer stack-ups, impedance control, and layout optimization for high-speed/low-loss performance
  • Define and maintain PCB specifications, criteria, and reliability standards to improve supplier performance for incumbent and new PCB suppliers
  • Review and define APQP/PPAP requirements as the primary owner and approver of downstream rigid, multi-lam, and HDI PCB suppliers
  • Conduct PCB supplier audits and support the development of additional audit criteria to assess suppliers against Tesla's high standard of quality
  • Match supplier technology and process capability to product complexity, identify capability gaps, and lead qualification of new fabrication technologies and materials
  • Lead experimental validation of new materials, laminates, and processes through formal
  • Design of Experiments (DoE) to establish scalable, high-yield manufacturing processes
  • Drive PCB suppliers on quality issues and field escalations through root cause analysis and corrective actions on defects such as delamination, via opens/voids, registration, and impedance excursions
Anthony Antonucci

Qualifications

Relevant experience in Supply Chain; strong problem-solving skills; commitment to Tesla mission.

Immediate Fill

No