TETesla
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months
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Open roles (50)
- Battery Cell Test Technician San Diego, CA· $48k – $129k
- Enginering Technician, Coatings Brookshire, TX
- Engineering Technician, Service Manufacturing Lathrop, CA· $57k – $84k
- Lead Materials Lab Technician, Powertrain Sparks, NV
- Process Development Engineer, Cathode Materials Manufacturing Sparks, NV
- Engineering Technician, Metrology Systems Engineering Austin, TX
- Lab Technician, Lithium Refinery Robstown, TX
- Cell Test Engineer, Cell Qualification San Diego, CA· $87k – $156k
- Staff Battery Cell Engineer Palo Alto, CA· $132k – $240k
- Metrology Systems Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Fremont, CA· $112k – $228k
- Manufacturing Engineer, Cell Calendering & Lamination Austin, TX
- Engineering Technician, Thermal Mechanical, Abuse Test & Engineering Fremont, CA· $51k – $117k
- Cell Engineer, Global Technical Quality Fremont, CA· $92k – $164k
- Battery System Design & Architecture Engineer, Energy Products Palo Alto, CA· $128k – $264k
- Sr. Engineer, Mask, Terafab Austin, TX
- Manufacturing Engineer, PCBA Fremont, CA· $92k – $196k
- Process Technician, Assembly Fremont, CA· $60k – $113k
- Process Engineer, Paint Fremont, CA· $84k – $180k
- Manufacturing Joining Engineer, Closures Austin, TX
- Sr. Manager, Cell Manufacturing, Cathode Production Austin, TX
- Engineering Technician, Cell Prototype Engineering, In House Cell Engineering San Diego, CA· $48k – $100k
- Internship, Solar Hardware Engineer, PV Cell, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Palo Alto, CA· $42k – $104k
- Paint Research & Development Technician Fremont, CA· $70k – $125k
- Process Technician, Cell Engineering Palo Alto, CA· $51k – $136k
- Engineering Technician, Cell Test, Abuse Test & Engineering Palo Alto, CA· $51k – $136k
- Quality Technician, Cybercab, Plastics Austin, TX
- Quality Engineering Technician, Cell Manufacturing Santa Clara, CA· $63k – $121k
- Lead Non Conforming Materials Technician, LFP Battery Cell Manufacturing Sparks, NV
- Internship, Process Engineering, Cell Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Austin, TX
- Lead Coating Equipment Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Engineering Sparks, NV
- Electrolyte Fill Manufacturing Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Engineering Sparks, NV
- Lead Cell Stacking Manufacturing Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Engineering Fremont, CA· $92k – $196k
- Mechanical Design Engineer, Closures Sealing Fremont, CA· $92k – $196k
- Cell Mixing Equipment Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Engineering Sparks, NV
- Supplier Industrialization Engineer, DfX Palo Alto, CA· $112k – $246k
- IC Packaging Engineer, Module Integration Palo Alto, CA· $132k – $240k
- Materials Engineer, Electrical & Magnetic Materials Austin, TX
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Nonmetallic Materials Austin, TX
- NVH Engineer, Sound Package Fremont, CA· $112k – $228k
- Staff Cell Materials Engineer, Electrolyte Vendor Programs Louisville, CO· $140k – $211k
- Engineering Technician, Cell Engineering Palo Alto, CA· $63k – $121k
- Internship, Solar Hardware Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Palo Alto, CA· $42k – $104k
- Cell Lifetime Modeling Engineer Palo Alto, CA· $112k – $192k
- Sr. Cell Failure Modeling Engineer Palo Alto, CA· $112k – $192k
- Staff Cell Engineer, Cell Prototyping Palo Alto, CA· $110k – $196k
- Technical Program Manager, Cell Materials & Product Development Palo Alto, CA· $97k – $217k
- Joining Engineer, Body in White, Semi Sparks, NV
- Manufacturing Engineering Technician, Process Development Lathrop, CA· $46k – $122k
- Design Engineer Fremont, CA· $92k – $317k
- Battery Cell Simulation Engineer Palo Alto, CA· $112k – $264k
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
Tesla filed 1,327 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $138K a year.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Sr Manufacturing Engineer | 42 | $140K |
| Sr Process Engineer | 39 | $121K |
| Sr Mechanical Design Engineer | 37 | $156K |
| Process Engineer | 35 | $104K |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 31 | $126K |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 28 | $119K |
By occupation: Industrial engineers 835 · Mechanical engineers 378 · Other engineers 70 · Materials engineers 18. Worksites: CA 770 · TX 284 · NV 209.
From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.
Posting volume · last 8 months
164 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 20.5/month.





