Data Engineer, Inbound Logistics

What to Expect

The Supply Chain Analytics team, part of the Material Planning & Logistics organization, provides dedicated analytical support to operational teams across Tesla's supply chain - driving process improvements and strategic decision-making through data.

In this role, you will serve as the primary Data Engineer supporting Tesla's Inbound Logistics organization across NA and EMEA. You will be the go-to expert for logistics data infrastructure, carrier performance KPIs, and cost-savings initiatives - owning each initiative end-to-end from scoping and stakeholder alignment through implementation and impact tracking. You will own end-to-end data pipelines that drive accountability with carriers and unlock cost-savings opportunities.

Working closely with logistics operations, TMS, IT, and regional leadership, you will leverage the standards, tools, and expertise of the central Analytics team. The ideal candidate is a curious and driven engineer who excels at building scalable data pipelines, managing initiatives end-to-end, partnering with operations, and solving complex logistics problems with data.

What You'll Do

* Design, build, and maintain core inbound-logistics ETL pipelines

* Develop and own global Carrier KPI frameworks, dashboards, and automated reporting

* Partner cross-functionally with logistics operations, IT, and regional leadership to align on KPI definitions and roll out new metrics

* Lead cost-savings initiatives end-to-end across logistics areas - from scoping and business case, through stakeholder alignment, implementation, and post-launch impact tracking

* Develop optimization tools and analytics to reduce logistics cost

* Build automated alerts and exception reports to support operational excellence. Investigate data-quality issues across logistics tables and deploy fixes end-to-end

* Support leadership with ad-hoc analyses, roadmap documentation, and progress summaries on cost-savings initiatives

What You'll Bring

* Degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Economics) or equivalent experience or evidence of exceptional ability, with 2+ years of work experience in supply-chain analytics, logistics analytics, data engineering, or a related role

* Demonstrated ability to manage cost-savings initiatives end-to-end - scoping, stakeholder alignment, execution, and impact tracking - with strong project-management skills

* Strong proficiency in SQL, with experience optimizing queries on large-scale data warehouses

* Hands-on experience designing and operating production data pipelines (Airflow DAGs, scheduled ETL jobs) with strong attention to data quality and observability

* Proficiency in Python for data engineering, automation, and analysis. Experience building dashboards (Tableau, Streamlit, or similar) for operational stakeholders

* A structured, data-driven, and quantitative approach to problem-solving - able to root-cause logistics data issues and translate findings into pipeline or business changes

* Demonstrated ability to partner with operations, IT, and regional stakeholders (NA, EMEA) to align on KPI definitions and drive adoption

* Familiarity with the inbound logistics domain is highly preferred. Familiarity with AI tools and AI-assisted development for data processing and automation is a plus

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:

* 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,…