<p>Teslas Collision Repair department is looking for someone to join the Collision Repair Validation Team in supporting structural body repair and replacement for collision repair centers around the world.</p> <p>This position is based at our Fremont, CA. Collision Repair Headquarters and serves to review, perform, and provide feedback on structural repair procedures. As a validation technician, youll be performing repair procedures, validating repair center tooling, and investigating issues on the path to new repair techniques.</p> <p>If youre someone whos creative, engaging and driven, and youre interested in becoming a part of a world-class team supporting Teslas mission through the service and continued support of our customers and body shops in the field, we are interested in hearing from you. More details about the job are listed below:</p> <ul> <li>Perform structural repair procedures on Tesla vehicles and provide procedure feedback to development team for optimization </li><li>Create Flat Rate Times for estimating platforms and present repair validation results to various teams for review and approval </li><li>Validate and test collision repair equipment (i.e. frame equipment, riveters, welders, etc) and collision repair consumables (i.e. adhesives, fasteners, corrosion protection, etc) </li><li>Maintain a clean and organized workshop; includes cleaning of work area and maintaining of equipment used to perform validations </li><li>Perform operations consistent with collision repair; disassembly/reassembly of vehicles, cutting, grinding, welding, riveting, panel preparation, fitting </li><li>Time management of multiple projects, simultaneously </li><li>Complying with all of Teslas safety rules, guidelines, and standards </li><li>Vocational certificate in collision repair, preferred </li><li>5+ years industry experience with structural repair, Tesla experience preferred </li><li>Collision repair industry experience, i.e. frame equipment, welding, riveting, diagnostic systems, estimating platforms, etc. </li><li>Experience with various metal types from Aluminum to UHSS Steel </li><li>Strong computer skills </li><li>Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality, work independently in limited supervision environments, and travel domestically and international based on business needs </li><li>Capable of lifting 50 lbs. and driving a forklift </li></ul>