Tesla is ramping up hiring for positions related to the Roadster program, the company\u2019s ultra-fast supercar that has been teased to potentially hover by CEO Elon Musk.\n<\/p>\n
The company seems to be crossing off its last handful of things before it plans to unveil the vehicle on April Fool\u2019s Day, just about four months away.\n<\/p>\n
Tesla published three new positions<\/a> for the Roadster this week, relating to Battery Manufacturing, General Manufacturing, and Vision Engineering. All three are located in Northern California, with two being at the Fremont Factory and the other at the company\u2019s Engineering HQ in Palo Alto.\n<\/p>\n Technical Program Manager, Battery Manufacturing<\/p>\n Located in Fremont, this role specifically caters to the design of the Roadster<\/a> to factory operations. It appears this role will mostly have to do with developing and engineering the Roadster\u2019s battery pack and establishing the production processes for it:\n<\/p>\n \u201cYou will foster collaboration across design engineering, manufacturing, quality, facilities, and production to align with company priorities. Additionally, you will understand project opportunities, challenges, and dependencies; translate scattered information into concise, complete messages; and communicate them to every team member. As the business process development lead, you will develop, maintain, and implement tools and processes to accelerate battery manufacturing execution, achieve cross-functional alignment, and deliver highly efficient systems.\u201d<\/p>\n Manufacturing Engineer, Roadster<\/p>\n Also located in Fremont, this role also has to deal with the concept development and launch of battery manufacturing equipment. Tesla says:\n<\/p>\n \u201cIn this role, you will take large-scale manufacturing systems for new battery products and architectures from the early concept development stage through equipment launch, optimization, and handover to local operations teams.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Manufacturing Vision Engineer, Battery Vision<\/p>\n This position is in Palo Alto at Tesla\u2019s Engineering Headquarters, and requires the design and scale of advanced inspection and control systems to next-generation battery products:\n<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll work on automation processes that directly improve battery performance, quality, and cost, collaborating with world-class engineers in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Developing and deploying 2D and 3D vision and measurement systems from proof-of-concept to deployment on high-volume battery manufacturing lines is part of the job description.<\/p>\n Roadster Unveiling<\/p>\n