CoNotes

Sr. Software Engineer, Travel (multiple openings)

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 12:10:03 -0500 2008

Rearden Commerce provides the ultimate personal productivity tool: an innovative on-demand personal assistant that simplifies life, helping people quickly find the services and goods they need based on what they like, where they are, and what they are doing. The Rearden Personal Assistant is based on the Rearden Commerce Platform, which connects users instantly with the world's largest ecosystem of more than 137,000 trusted merchants and third-party applications providers. The Rearden Personal Assistant also helps thousands of companies save money by consistently guiding employees to preferred suppliers offering negotiated discounts and helping them make smarter purchase decisions. With Rearden Commerce, the power of the intelligent Web is finally realized. Rearden Commerce is headquartered in Foster City, CA. For more information, visit www.reardencommerce.com.

Rearden Commerce is looking for world-class Application Developers to build new consumer Web applications for an on-line services marketplace that InfoWorld lauds as the "killer app" of on-demand. You will work alongside top developers and user experience designers from Apple, Macromedia, Shutterfly, Tivo, EBay, and PayPal to design and build an on-demand platform that brings together buyers and sellers of services in a high-volume transactional environment. To succeed in this position you must be incredibly smart, passionate about the user experience, and driven to get things done.

Responsibilities:

Your role will be to develop and maintain applications that allow consumers to search and transact with a wide range of services. As a senior contributor in the engineering organization, you will own the architecture, design, and implementation of these applications and will be responsible for delivering new capabilities in a timely manner with high quality. The success of this position will be measured by the usability, quality, and timeliness of the applications. You will have autonomy and responsibility for the following:

Partnering with product management, user experience, QA, and services delivery to understand business requirements and translate them into high quality designs
Developing web-based user interfaces and middleware APIs using DHTML, Javascript, XML, and Java
Taking ownership of the quality and usability of the application
Contributing to a culture of innovation and quality across the engineering organization

Qualifications:

Minimum 7 years of commercial web development experience in Java, preferably on a Linux/UNIX environment
Experience with web user-interface design patterns (e.g. MVC) and frameworks (e.g. Struts, Tiles, JSTL, JSP tag libraries, JSF, etc.)
Substantial experience in client-side coding using HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript
Strong object-oriented analysis and design skills
Experience with application data modeling for relational databases
A passion for usability
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Able to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment
BS/BA in Computer Science or related

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with Web services and SOAP based communication interfaces

Experience with one or more dynamic languages, such a Ruby, PHP, or Python
Experience with application frameworks such as Spring and Hibernate

Module Technician

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 09:42:56 -0500 2008

Support the assembly and testing (both mechanical and electrical) of photovoltaic modules designed for large scale electricity generation. Assist engineers with test setups and protocols, carry out assembly and testing for performance and reliability. Supervise operators as applicable. The job combines repetitive processing with frequent variations, requiring well-developed observational skills and minimal need for supervision.

Minimum Qualifications:

AA degree in physical science/engineering or equivalent, plus five years relevant industrial experience.

Design Engineer

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 09:42:00 -0500 2008

Support process engineers by installing, modifying, and repairing equipment for the production of thin film solar cells. Develop new apparatus and improve existing infrastructure. Establish and implement solutions which increase process repeatability and machine reliability and uptime, and reduce scrap and cost of ownership. Provide technical support to maintenance team. Practical knowledge of both vacuum and non-vacuum thin film processing equipment (including sputtering systems, non-vacuum coaters, and high temperature annealing furnaces) is essential, with special emphasis on electronic technology (e.g. power sources, high-voltage switching, motors, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. in mechanical engineering with some industrial experience.

Cell Device Engineer

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 09:41:39 -0500 2008

Apply electrical parameter analysis and physical analytical techniques to increase efficiency and lifetime in thin film solar cells at the pilot and production scales. Ability to use databases and manipulate large amounts of data is a must, along with basic understanding of semiconductor physics and PV devices. Participate in vendor quality management as well as product quality verification. Drive yield and cost improvement initiatives with manufacturing.

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. in electrical engineering or related field plus 3 years (preferably 5) industrial experience with semiconductor device testing and quality analysis.

Module engineer

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 09:41:12 -0500 2008

Spearhead module fabrication activities, at the developmental, pilot line and high volume manufacturing levels, for photovoltaic modules using thin film cells on flexible substrates. The emphasis of this position is on robust, cost-effective production operations which yield defect-free panels with field lifetimes equal to or exceeding current industry expectations for conventional silicon cells. You will work with a strong engineering and design team to ensure the reliability and continuous availability of equipment, and the consistency and quality of the product. An in-depth understanding of the lamination process and its quality control is essential.

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. in mechanical engineering or related field, plus a minimum of 5 and preferably 10 years industrial experience with solar cell module construction, including responsibility for a production lamination process.

Instrumentation Engineer

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 09:40:48 -0500 2008

The ideal candidate would have experience in building or specifying various types of intrumentation or characterization equipment for semiconductor processing. The position requires knowledge about the fundamental operating principles of such intruments and how they can be applied in a practical manner.

Will work closely with Characterization group and process engineers to improve upon existing equipment and designs, as well as define new ones. This is a hands on job with strong skills in electrical, mechanical and optical design/troubleshooting required.

Experience with Solidworks, SolidEdge, ProE, C/C#/C , LabVIEW, VB or other software packages a plus. Knowledge of semiconductor processes a strong plus.

B.S. in Engineering discipline or equivalent; some industrial experience (college internships or fulltime) related to the job requirements.

Senior Material Scientist

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 09:39:52 -0500 2008

We are looking for highly motivated talents to spearhead the development of next generation nanostructured materials for photovoltaic applications. Successful candidate will engage closely with an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to synthesize, formulate and scale up the production of nano-inks. Candidates must demonstrate a high competence in the field of nanomaterial synthesis, colloidal dispersion, and ink formulation.

Key Responsibilities:

Nanostructured material synthesis and characterization
Formulation development
Synthetic process scale-up

Minimum Requirements:

Advanced degree in Material Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics or other relevant disciplines, PhD a plus
Experience in R&D environment is essential
Proactive, innovative with good problem solving skills

Junior/Senior Scientist

CoNotes — Mon Dec 15 09:39:09 -0500 2008

Nanosolar's scientists develop the next-generation technologies for which we've become world-renowned. In addition to revolutionizing solar-cell semiconductor deposition, we are innovating in an entire range of other areas as well. Nanosolar's engineering and science teams exhibit high energy, deep technical skills and a drive to get things done.

We're looking for highly technical people who enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-moving interdisciplinary environment. Requirements include: Very high technical competence, track record of individual technical accomplishments, and strong academic record. Entrepreneurial drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment. No industrial experience required. No thin-film experience required though a plus. BS/MS degree in materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, or related fields. PhD a plus. We have opportunities for junior scientists straight out of a top-tier school as well as senior contributors highly prized in the organizations they presently work for.

Battery Pack Validation Lab Manager

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:45:00 -0500 2008

Job Summary: Tesla Motors is setting up a new in-house validation testing facility for the development of new energy storage systems and sub-systems. The DVT Lab Manager will oversee all aspects of creating and running this facility.
Responsibilities:

Oversee the execution and maintenance of lithium ion module and pack testing
Purchase and maintain lab equipment
Work with contractors to plan facility layout including power supply
Key member of a cross functional test product test development team.
Work directly with design engineers and contract manufactures to create design validation test plans.
Design, fabrication and programming of automated test equipment for the validation of electronic and electromechanical equipment.
Develop diagnostics and test software for electronics circuits.
Build prototypes and test setup (i.e. get your hands dirty)
Develop test process and procedures.
Lead contract test development vendors in the development and introduction of test processes and equipment.
Program test equipment control and data management.
Provide ongoing sustaining support on a global basis.

Skills & Experience Needed:

Proven leadership of small technical teams.
Electronic circuit design.
Electronic and electromechanical fixture design.
Experience in .Net, Visual basic, Visual C++ and or labView.
Experience with high power AC & DC circuits a plus.
Knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Lifecycle (PLC) processes.
Knowledge of Design For Manufacturability & Design For Testability principles.
Excellent communication and project documentation skills.
Knowledge of HALT & HASS testing

Requirements:

BSME, BSEE, or better

Tesla Motors is hiring highly qualified and dedicated individuals. Our hiring bar is high to keep our team size small, so each member of our team must be among the most technically gifted in his or her field. The people we seek could work anywhere they want and tend to be the most highly prized by their organization. You must have a demonstrated track record in your field.
Other hiring criteria include:

You must have a genuine passion for electric vehicles and electric propulsion systems. Without passion, you would find what we're trying to do too difficult. There are much easier jobs.
You must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company.
We are building real products -- not presentations. This must excite you. You must be a builder.

Cost Accountant

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:43:09 -0500 2008

Responsibilities:

General accounting and month-end close process as it relates to manufacturing, inventory and COGS, including variance analysis, material expense withdrawals of inventory from stockroom and recording of these cost accounting journal entries.
Analyze manufacturing/operation department spending including allocations to cost of sales and prepare journal entries to support the allocations.
Compute costs, assist with entry of cost components and simulate data into the system.
Perform warranty reserve analysis and prepare journal entries
Assist Ops to maintain proper inventory controls
Preparation of monthly management reports as it relates to cost of sales, production analysis, inventory and variance analysis reports
Worldwide inventory reporting and reserve analysis including analysis of excess and obsolescence, scrap, work order variance, purchase price variance and other manufacturing variances, document the reasons for such variances and prepare journal entries to support analysis.
Responsible for monthly and quarterly gross margin analysis (sales, standard cost, freight, manufacturing variances)

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related area.
Minimum 4 years experience including 3 years of cost accounting in a large company manufacturing environment
Financial software expertise mandatory (SAP strongly preferred)
Ability to understand the manufacturing environment and the associated financial processes required.
Must be able to effectively analyze transactional level detail in an enterprise operating system.
Strong business skills. Good understanding of financial, distribution and manufacturing systems.
Knowledge of purchasing, receiving, inventory flow and cost accounting principles a must.
Must be able to collaborate and build positive relationships with other departments to effectively make recommendations, implement process improvements, etc.
Exposure to international operations highly desirable
Knowledge of intercompany accounting transactions a must
Must have excellent Excel skills and the ability to manipulate large amounts of data
Ability to multi-task while doing cost accounting tasks, analyzing, making recommendations, etc
Analytical, continuous learner, creative thinker
Strong leader, with initiative and decisive nature
Effective communicator (able to convey financial information to all)
Attention to details and strong organizational skills

Director of Chassis Engineering

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:41:34 -0500 2008

Job Description & Responsibilities:

Responsible for delivery of content of all Chassis subsystems (electric steering, brakes, suspension, tires, wheels, etc) against technical, time and cost targets.
Generate subsystem specifications and DVP&Rs
Ensure accuracy of subsystem BOM in company PDM system.
Lead subsystem design team from conceptual design to final.
Production release to achieve subsystem cost and performance goals.
Work closely with the component manufacturers and production engineering group to support the design process.
Generate and maintain timing plans for the design, development and production phases in order to support product timing.
Plan and manage resource levels to maximize value.
Report progress to management at weekly program review.
Liaise with other subsystem and whole vehicle groups to ensure vehicle integrity.
Plan and execute staged data release to support prototype and production builds.
Plan and facilitate design reviews with peers and management to maintain awareness and gain approval for release.
Manage subsystem concerns within the company concern tracking system and ensure closure of concerns in line with program targets.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering preferred.
At least 10 years experience in the relevant subsystem in a lead engineering role.
At least 5 years of engineering team management experience
Project management skills including experience with MS project.
Niche volume automotive experience a distinct advantage.
Knowledge of materials, processes and assembly technologies relevant to the subsystem.
Experience in using latest CAD/CAE tools (directly or indirectly).
Strong organizational skills and a team player
Ability to think laterally and develop innovative solutions where necessary.
Good communicator & personnel manager
Problem solving ability in cross-functional and multi-cultural environment.
Clear written and verbal communication with both internal and external team members.

Director of Planning & Materials Management

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:37:54 -0500 2008

Tesla Motors is looking for a motivated, experienced, and knowledgeable team leader, to drive production planning, material planning and inventory management. This individual establishes and maintains the Master Production Schedule (MPS) that ensure overall integration of production capacities, processes and programs, customer commitments and overall efficiencies. The production schedule then serves as the basis for material planning.

Responsibilities:

Formulates and execute plans related to supply chain integration, materials systems and production planning to achieve “world class” performance, with emphasis on on-time delivery, inventory optimization, and lead-time reduction.
Coordinate and communicate cross functionally with Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Engineering and Finance to incorporate requirements, constraints and business objectives into production planning
Develop inventory targets by subsystems and locations to achieve operation and financial goals.
Develop and publish metrics to track inventory execution and supply chain performance
Develop and implement control processes to optimize inventory
Continuous improvement of inventory performance
Maintain Kanban per operating targets to execute the MPS
Maintains and executes MRP, working with the Purchasing team to manage inventory
Directs planning and establishing of production schedules and follows up performance against target and estimates
Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
Inventory management and timely disposition of MRB / non-confirming materials
Plan and manage material availability for New Product Introduction
End of Life (EOL) component planning and management
Manage all warehouse execution activity by determining timing and volume of product storage and delivery etc.
Continuous improvement of supply strategies with Purchasing to support Manufacturing delivery metrics
Maximize use of systems and technologies deployed in supply chain to help analyze and develop solutions

Potential candidate must have excellent planning and organizational skills combined with extensive knowledge of supply chain functions for complex manufacturing environments, including but not limited to planning, inventory control, warehousing, purchasing, and logistics.

Qualifications:

Strong complex manufacturing supply chain experience, preferably within the automotive industry
Hands-on team leadership skill in motivating and developing individuals and teams.
Mentoring skills and the ability to accept and delegate accountability.
Strong organizational skill with the ability to manage both strategic and tactical responsibilities.
Evidence of customer-focused, both internal and external, and result-oriented management style.
A passionate and high energy leader, who possesses diplomacy and cooperative style necessary to positively influence others
Management style to drive excellence and high level of accuracies.
Track record of developing, implementing, and driving the company-wide Planning and Purchasing business processes and policies.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Strong project management, materials purchasing, planning, master scheduling, and inventory management skills and experience relating to complex supply chain and time-critical programs, especially those related to automotive and power electronics components, sub-assemblies, vehicle integration, and contract manufacturers.
Ability to quickly learn the materials requirements for new technologies and manufacturing processes for the next generation automotive products is required.
Excellent knowledge and experience in NPI environment, engineering change management and controls, product life cycle management, and design-to-production materials program management.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills in developing, implementing, and assessing key metrics and process indicators for effective team and materials program management.
Working knowledge of SAP (or equivalent) in materials planning, purchasing, and management is required. Proficiency in Excel (advanced features), Word, Power Point, PLM, PDM, and teleconference and data-conference systems preferred.
Ideally have sufficient knowledge in six-sigma, Kaisen, lean manufacturing methodologies, and world class order fulfillment systems.
Minimum of 12 years of work experience in related field, of which minimum of 7 years of work experience must be in functional management of supply chain operations and planning teams.
Minimum of B.S. degree in technical, business, or operations management discipline. An advanced degree or MBA highly preferred.
CPIM designation preferred

Director of Purchasing

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:37:08 -0500 2008

Tesla Motors is looking for a motivated, experienced, and knowledgeable team leader, who will lead and provide strategic guidance to teams that consist of supply chain managers and purchasing agents. The highly dynamic environment requires commercial support for both time-critical new product introduction (NPI) programs and day-to-day production operations. The team’s responsibilities span across the entire product life cycle of proprietary vehicle subsystems, from R&D to full production.

The team is responsible for sourcing, request-for-quotes, quote analysis, cost negotiation, agreeing general terms and conditions, purchase order and delivery schedule releases, expediting, supplier performance and cost reduction programs.

The team works closely with Engineering, Planning & Materials Management, Logistics, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to rapidly respond to day-to-day operations and dynamic NPI requirements. Suppliers include both major and small automotive and non-automotive subsystems suppliers, various contract manufacturing partners, and strategic parts suppliers that are located globally. The teams develop and continuously improve business processes by effectively working with SAP and operations teams.

The successful candidate should feel at home with these complex and challenging requirements with a well-demonstrated experience base to prove one’s qualification.

Qualifications:

Strong supply chain management experience within the automotive industry.
Experienced in leading Supplier Quality.
Hands-on team leadership skill in motivating, training, and developing individuals and teams.
Ability to manage and direct teams on strategic initiatives and programs to discern how best to design processes and delegate responsibility. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage both strategic and tactical responsibilities.
Ability to plan and manage multiple departmental budgets and resource allocations.
Evidence of customer-focused, both internal and external, and result-oriented management style. A passionate and high energy leader, who possesses diplomacy and cooperative style necessary to deal effectively with all cross-functional and multi-cultural interfaces. Management style to drive excellence and high level of accuracies.
Track record of developing, implementing, and driving the company-wide planning and purchasing business processes and policies. Good experience in change management and in creating and improving necessary infrastructures and business processes to obtain operational excellence, efficiencies gains, and effective teamwork and communication.
Working knowledge of SAP (or similar ERP) in materials planning, purchasing, and management is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Executive presence and interpersonal skills to deal with all levels of organization, including executives of both Tesla and supplier partners.
Personnel management, materials planning and purchasing experience relating to complex supply chain and time-critical programs, especially those related to automotive and power electronics sub-assemblies, vehicle integration, and contract manufacturers.
Ability to quickly learn the materials requirements for new technologies and manufacturing processes for the next generation automotive products is required. Excellent knowledge and experience in NPI environment, engineering change management and controls, product life cycle management, and design-to-production materials program management.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills in developing, implementing, and assessing key metrics and process indicators for effective team and materials program management.
Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills. Analytical skills to perform comparative bid analysis, to identify and implement systematic cost reduction, and track total cost and performance of a program or product.
Knowledge and experience of working with both domestic and oversea suppliers and teams, especially in the U.K., EU, Taiwan, Thailand, China, Korea, and Japan. Flexibility in working with different time zones and occasional travel is required. Knowledge of INCOTERMS and various international purchasing and trade requirements is required.
Ideally have sufficient knowledge in six-sigma, Kaizen, lean manufacturing methodologies, and world class order fulfillment systems.
Minimum of 15 years of work experience in related field, of which minimum of 7 years of work experience must be in functional management of purchasing and planning teams.
Minimum of B.S. degree in technical, business, or operations management discipline. An advanced degree or MBA highly preferred.

Electrical Engineer

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:36:32 -0500 2008

Primary Job Responsibilities

Design and development of digital and analog electronics for high power motor drive systems.
Collaborative work with mechanical, digital control, thermal design, manufacturing test, and DVT engineers

Job Requirements

Applicable Skills and Experience:

Experience with DSPs, microcontrollers, and programmable logic devices
Experience with power semiconductors - IGBTs, Mosfets, gate drive circuits
Experience with Labview, Digital and Analog interfaces for PCs, Test systems, etc.
Experience with Scopes, DVMs, Network Analyzers, etc.
Experience with automotive environmental, reliability, and safety requirements

Qualifications:

BSEE or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Masters degree preferred
Relevant coursework or work experience is essential.

Electro-Mechanical Assembler (Day Shift)

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:35:57 -0500 2008

The Electro-mechanical assembler will report to the Manufacturing Manager and will be responsible for performing electro-mechanical assembly operations as part of the Energy Storage System (ESS – the vehicle battery pack) manufacturing progress. This person will be expected to be able to execute against the provided manufacturing instructions, validate their own work, and check the quality of previous operations. Experience with small hand tools a must with some experience using semi-automated equipment highly desirable.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To work on a production/prototype basis.
Perform complex electro-mechanical assembly work.
Tasks require a high level of skill with a variety of hand tools, precision measuring equipment, and machinery.
Typically involves a variety of operations, including troubleshooting and rework, requiring a sufficient understanding of the functional operation of the items assembled as well as the finished product.
Must be able to work from complex and detailed manufacturing documentation and/or verbal and written instructions and specialized fixtures/test equipment.
Assemblers are also responsible for quality activities, including self inspection, and inspection.
Updates production records and test results. Communicates test results, ideas and problems to technicians and engineers.
Clean-up production areas as required. Identify discrepant materials/components both in writing and verbally to supervisor.
Complete tasks as directed by manufacturing schedules and within standard times.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years experience in assembly of electro-mechanical components.
Ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions.
Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal.
Must be reliable, have good initiative, committed, and quality focused.
Ability to perform repetitious duties while standing for long periods of time.
Ability to lift 30-50 lbs on a daily basis
Ability to maintain a safe working environment

Electro-Mechanical Assembler (Swing Shift)

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:33:54 -0500 2008

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To work on a production/prototype basis.
Perform complex electro-mechanical assembly work.
Tasks require a high level of skill with a variety of hand tools, precision measuring equipment, and machinery.
Typically involves a variety of operations, including troubleshooting and rework, requiring a sufficient understanding of the functional operation of the items assembled as well as the finished product.
Must be able to work from complex and detailed manufacturing documentation and/or verbal and written instructions and specialized fixtures/test equipment.
Assemblers are also responsible for quality activities, including self inspection, and inspection.
Updates production records and test results. Communicates test results, ideas and problems to technicians and engineers.
Clean-up production areas as required. Identify discrepant materials/components both in writing and verbally to supervisor.
Complete tasks as directed by manufacturing schedules and within standard times.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years experience in assembly of electro-mechanical components.
Ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions.
Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal.
Must be reliable, have good initiative, committed, and quality focused.
Ability to perform repetitious duties while standing for long periods of time.
Ability to lift 30-50 lbs on a daily basis
Ability to maintain a safe working environment

Mechanical Manufacturing Development Engineer: Energy Storage System

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:33:24 -0500 2008

Tesla Motors is seeking a highly motivated engineer to participate in the development of the Manufacturing Process, Equipment and Tools for our Energy Storage System (the vehicle battery pack). This is an exciting opportunity to help us create a manufacturing facility right here in the Bay Area. This is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work on a key subsystem of an extremely exciting product.

Job Responsibilities Include:

Development of a variety of low volume manufacturing equipment, fixtures and tooling
New process development, specifically process problem solving and implementation
Creation of detailed Manufacturing Instructions to support new equipment and processes
Involvement in the Design Engineering process to help ensure manufacturability
Management of suppliers during the specification, design, and implementation of equipment, fixtures and processes for mass production
Transition of technical products from R&D to production
Performing process analysis including: PFMEA, capacity modeling, process capability, quality, process control, and shop floor tracking
Working with production to create and implement quality control plans, workmanship standards, and training plans
Some overseas travel required

Job Requirements:

BS/MS ME (or equivalent)
Seven + years experience as a hands-on mechanical/manufacturing/development engineer working on mechanical and/or electromechanical systems.
Proficiency designing mechanical equipment, fixturing and tooling using 3D solid modeling CAD software (SolidWorks preferred).
Proficiency creating detailed drawings from solid models for various fabrication techniques (CNC/Manual Machining, Welding, Sheet Metal forming…)
Experience with light automation, motion control (including pneumatic systems, linear motors, servo/stepper motors, and linear feedback systems), PLC programming and simple user interface design.
Experience introducing new products and new processes in a production environment.
Experience with automotive products desired, but not required
Skills in design for manufacturability and process development are needed, along with the ability to gather and analyze prototype and pre-production data.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with the ability to present data clearly in both formal and informal settings.

Mechanical Test Engineer

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:32:39 -0500 2008

Tesla Motors www.teslamotors.com is a an aggressive, well-funded start-up in the San Francisco Bay Area that is making advanced electric vehicles, batteries, and drive systems a reality and working to change the future of the transportation industry. We are building technically strong, motivated and very fast-moving engineering team which prides itself on superior execution.
We are currently seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer for our Battery Team to perform tests on lithium-ion modules and packs. Ideally, we would like to find someone who has:

BS Mechanical Engineering degree (advanced degree preferred)
5+ years in industry with experience in

Automotive component/system testing including environmental and safety testing

Regulatory compliance and testing (SAE, FMVSS preferred)
Electronic and electromechanical fixture design
Battery systems testing
Excellent skills with:
Heat transfer
Dynamics
Labview and Matlab
Design of experiments
Strong organization and documentation skills
Knowledge of HALT & HASS testing

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement a test program for new battery technology
Key member of a cross functional product test development team
Develop test processes and procedures
Work directly with design engineers to create design validation test plans
Design, fabrication and programming of test equipment for the validation of electronic and electromechanical equipment.
Lead contract test vendors during the set up and execution of external testing
Analyze test data and write test reports

Senior Reliability Engineer

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:26:08 -0500 2008

Description

This position will be responsible for working closely with product development teams to support the proactive design of high reliability vehicles and subsystems. In addition, the reactive element of this position will include tracking and management of failure analysis and driving corrective actions for reliability risks identified.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with marketing, engineering, service, manufacturing and suppliers to lead reliability activities for product development.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside.

Develop vehicle level reliability goals based on analysis of target market, benchmark of competitors vehicles and warranty cost considerations.

Allocate subsystem level reliability requirements to assure system goal is achieved.

Support the development of Failure Modes & Effects Analyses (FMEAs) for development teams to identify critical risks to be addressed.

Support reliability & warranty cost modeling to provide proactive feedback to development teams.

Work with service organization to develop service strategies in support of reliability goals for the vehicle.

Develop reliability test plans to improve the robustness of the vehicle and to assure reliability goals can be achieved. Consult with design teams on the use of HALT, HASS, DVT, Functional and ALT type testing.

Participate in design reviews to assure product subsystem reliability considerations are being addressed.

Manage and facilitate the failure analysis process to assure root cause is identified for product failures.

Support development teams in analysis of field failures.

Develop ongoing reliability performance metrics and Pareto analysis and lead management reviews to define reliability improvement priorities.

Drive continuous management focus on reliability improvement activities and priorities.

Requirements:

A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering.

Degree in systems or reliability engineering is preferred.

A minimum of 8 years of experience with at least 5 years in a Reliability Engineering role.

Experience working with complex electro-mechanical systems.

Specific training and demonstrated success in applying reliability modeling techniques.

Use of Relex, PRISM, Reliasoft or other reliability modeling packages.

Demonstrated statistical analysis experience to include process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, Monte Carlo Analysis, DoE, SPC, Measurement system analysis, etc.

Minitab or other statistical software capabilities are preferred.
Six Sigma Black Belt certification is preferred.

Experience with applying various Design Validation Testing (DVT) techniques including HALT, HASS and ALT testing.

Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills.

Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally (10% to 20% travel).

Senior Test Design Engineer - Contract

CoNotes — Thu Dec 11 11:25:35 -0500 2008

Primary Job Responsibilities

Key member of a cross functional product test development team.
Work directly with design engineers and contract manufactures to create product manufacturing test plans.
Design, fabrication and programming of automated test equipment for the manufacture of electronic and electromechanical equipment.
Develop diagnostics and test software for electronics circuits.
Develop test process and procedures.
Lead contract test development vendors in the development and introduction of test processes and equipment.
Program test equipment control and data management.
Provide ongoing sustaining support on a global basis.

Job Requirements

Proven leadership of small technical teams.
Expert skills with National Instruments “LabView” & “Test Stand” and or .Net, Visual basic, Visual C++ a plus
Experience with designing production test and test equipment control code
Experience with creating production tester reports for manufacturing & engineering.
Knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Lifecycle (PLC) processes.
Knowledge of Design For Manufacturability & Design For Testability principles.
Excellent communication and project documentation skills.