Senior Cell Reliability Engineer, Cell Engineering
Tesla · Sparks, NV
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 6 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Tesla (industrial) in Sparks, NV.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, Minitab
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 210 live postings that list pay, out of 589 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $105k–$140k, from 207 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
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- ✓ Root cause 54%
- Team leadership 27%
- ✓ FMEA 24%
- Automation 22%
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Responsibilities
- ◆Lead the identification, root cause analysis, risk assessment, and resolution of new cell-related field failures and manufacturing quality issues
- ◆Lead the product risk assessment for cell manufacturing quality issues
- ◆Host cross functional reviews with leadership on program health and cell reliability issues
- ◆Drive FMEA activities with engineering and operations to proactively identify risks and incorporate new learnings
- ◆Champion cross functional projects with manufacturing, supply chain, production quality, and development teams to establish reliability product specifications
- ◆Collaborate with internal and external teams to evaluate and mitigate risk of Process Change Requests (PCRs)
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Requirements
- ✓Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Material Science, or equivalent experience
- ✓Demonstrated organization of large projects across various disciplines
- ✓Direct experience with complex technologies such as Li-ion cells/batteries, semiconductors, solar panels, etc.
- ✓Experience utilizing reliability engineering principles to assess product risk
- ✓Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with technical and non-technical team members is essential
- ✓Detail-oriented with exceptional documentation, organization, and interpersonal skills
- ✓Familiarity with characterization techniques (Electrochemical, Thermal, Mechanical, Chemical, etc.)
- ✓Experience using data analysis and visualization software (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.) and programming languages (SQL, Python, MATLAB etc.)
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Category Engineering & Information Technology Location Sparks, Nevada Requisition ID 263509 Type Full-time Job Description
The Cell Quality and Field Reliability team is seeking an engineer to lead field and manufacturing risk assessments, field failure root cause analysis, critical Li-ion cell component evaluation, and data analysis in both manufacturing and lab environments. Most projects will be multidisciplinary and focused on field reliability and safety, production throughput, and cost savings of Gigafactory Nevada cell & battery manufacturing.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to effectively interface with employees throughout the company ranging from production associates to executives within Tesla and suppliers. Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills are necessary to excel in this role. The candidate for this position must exhibit the knowledge and drive needed to not only challenge the status quo but also define and execute the optimal path forward.
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