Dimensional Engineer, Incoming Quality

Description:
Tesla’s Metrology team supports all production lines across LFP battery and power products. This role requires a highly technical, detail-oriented engineer who can bridge design, manufacturing, and quality to ensure all incoming and in-process parts meet stringent dimensional and functional requirements. You will act as a technical authority in dimensional metrology, supporting Engineering teams through robust measurement strategies, GD&T interpretation, and root-cause analysis of dimensional issues across suppliers and internal manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities:

Provide hands-on dimensional engineering support for incoming inspection, production issues, and supplier readiness

Develop robust measurement strategies aligned with GD&T intent, part function, and manufacturing capability

Support Engineering during design reviews, part releases, and dimensional risk assessments

Lead metrology time studies, capacity planning, and KPI development to improve lab throughput and visibility

Track and report lab health metrics including turnaround time, utilization, repeatability, and backlog

Evaluate, deploy, and validate new metrology equipment, software, and technologies

Drive continuous process improvement to enhance measurement robustness, cycle time, and inspection consistency

Lead dimensional root cause analysis, data trending, and corrective/preventive actions

Serve as the GD&T subject-matter expert, training teams and advising on datum schemes, tolerance stack-ups, and inspection feasibility

Requirements:

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience

3–5 years of experience in metrology, dimensional engineering, quality engineering, or design engineering

Advanced knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) with the ability to interpret drawings and define effective datum strategies

Hands-on experience programming and operating: CMM/OMM; PolyWorks, PC-DIMS, and Calypso etc.