Paint Research & Development Technician

Tesla's Collision Repair department is looking for someone to join the Collision Repair Validation Team in supporting refinish operations for collision repair centers around the world.

This position is based at our Fremont, CA. Collision Repair Headquarters and serves to review, perform, and provide feedback on refinish operations. As a validation technician, you'll be performing refinish operations, validating repair center tooling, and investigating issues on the path to new repair techniques.

If you're someone who's creative, engaging and driven, and you're interested in becoming a part of a world-class team supporting Tesla's mission through the service and continued support of our customers and body shops in the field, we are interested in hearing from you.

• Perform refinish operations on Tesla Vehicles
• Provide feedback to development team for optimizations
• Creating Flat Rate Times for estimating platforms
• Validate and test refinish equipment, i.e. Spray gun, paint booths, air sanders, sanding blocks, and Collision related tooling etc.
• Validate and test operations consistent with collision repair; Preparation, Sealing, Spraying, and paint correction: Prepare color tint to match paint color, mix paint colors and top coating
• Presenting refinish operations results to various teams for review and approval
• Maintain a clean and organized paint shop; includes cleaning of work area, maintaining and ordering of parts, tools, equipment, and consumables used to perform validations

• Vocational certificate in collision repair, preferred
• 5+ years experience refinishing cars in an automotive collision repair environment utilizing urethane based refinish systems, Tesla experience preferred
• High proficiency in written and spoken English
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality
• Ability to work independently in limited supervision environments

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.