Data Scientist, Battery Manufacturing Development

Location: Palo Alto, California, US
Recruiter: Tesla
Date posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

 

Job Description:
What to Expect

Tesla is looking to hire a Data Scientist to contribute to the development of the data factory and manufacturing software services for our cutting-edge battery products. This position will help drive technological advancement by delivering data and software solutions to solve high-volume manufacturing problems. Battery development is at the heart of Tesla's mission, and this is an exciting opportunity to address the central challenges in scaling electric vehicle manufacturing while seeing the physical impact of your work. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work with a highly motivated team on extremely challenging projects.

What You'll Do

• Leverage large-scale manufacturing data systems to extract key improvement insights and facilitate engineering investigations
• Develop robust and scalable algorithms/ predictive models to improve manufacturing process and quality control capabilities
• Build self-serve data tools to empower data-driven manufacturing
• Collaborate with Software Engineers and Controls Engineers to seamlessly integrate models/ algorithms into production processes
• Experiment with data acquisition & processing approaches to enhance the quality of manufacturing data
• Clearly convey analyses and findings for cross-functional stakeholders

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience with Python and SQL database queries
• Proficiency with large volume data preprocessing and data wrangling
• Strong mathematical/ statistical knowledge relevant to process control and monitoring
• Experience with data warehouse and data lake technologies such as Clickhouse, S3
• Experience with modern machine learning concepts and ML lifecycles
• Proficiency with data visualization techniques and tools using Tableau, R Shiny, Python Dash, Plotly, etc.
• Degree in quantitative fields such as Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent experience

Compensation and Benefits Benefits

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

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

Expected Compensation $108,000 - $216,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

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.

 

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