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Tesla company · OPEN ROLE
- Company
- Make physical products work through software, factories, suppliers and service.
- Role
- Develop mechanical suppliers and qualify cooling hardware for AI products.
- Language
- Business-level Korean and English
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What you will do
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Responsibilities
- Source and qualify Korean and APAC mechanical/thermal suppliers and assess manufacturing readiness and process capability.
- Manage qualification roadmaps, multiple sourcing and scorecards; negotiate pricing, tooling, NRE and long-term supply terms.
- Lead cooling-system supply development from concept to volume production with thermal and mechanical engineering.
- Review manufacturability and supply for liquid cooling, heat exchangers, TIMs, fans, vapor chambers and related assemblies.
- Coordinate prototypes, qualification samples, tooling investment and schedules; develop cost models and competitive pricing.
- Mitigate single-source, lead-time and readiness risks and integrate designs with manufacturing partners.
- Manage material CTB readiness, build plans, tooling, buffers and expedites for NPI, pilot and early production.
- Review supplier ramp and launch readiness to support volume transitions.
What you need
- Hold a relevant bachelor's degree and have five or more years in supplier development or mechanical supply chains in relevant industries.
- Have hands-on knowledge of sheet metal, CNC, casting, molding, precision assembly and cooling/thermal technologies.
- Have supplier qualification experience covering audits, PPAP/FAI, process capability and bring-up, plus NPI supply-chain work.
- Understand DFM/DFS, negotiate tooling/NRE/supply agreements and use MRP/ERP planning tools such as SAP or Oracle.
- Use Excel, SQL or visualization tools and communicate at business level in Korean and English.
- Be willing to travel approximately 30 to 40% to domestic and international supplier/manufacturing sites.
Good to have
- An advanced degree is a plus.
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