Tesla Motors mass firings
01-14-2008, 02:19 PM
#1
Super Moderator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,503
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Tesla Motors mass firings
THis is that high performance electric car company.
http://www.teslamotors.com/
Tesla Motors mass firings
Jan 11 2008 3:28PM
Tesla Motors, the luxury electric car with 6800 cells in its propulsion battery has just conducted a mass firing. They say it is not layoffs, they say it is cleaning house. There are 39 openings on the jobs part of their website. Being a former auto engineer and after following Indian Motorcycle and others, I can assure you that designing and building automotive vehicles is far tougher than most people realize. I remember my interview and GMC Truck and Coach decades ago. We went into the test department and there was a truck cab with an air cylinder that was opening and then slamming closed a door. As a 17-year-old co-op student applicant, I thought this was silly, to have this big complicated test just to open and close a door. The engineer leading me around smiled and said ” Well, how else will we know how many times we can use the door before it breaks?” Indeed. Hanging out with engineers can be frustrating since they think that design is the end-all and be-all of a company. As far as total effort in a medium or especially in a high volume application, manufacturing is far tougher, and that is why test is so important. Looks like manufacturing cars, electric or otherwise is a lot harder than all the whiz-kids thought.
http://www.teslamotors.com/
Tesla Motors mass firings
Jan 11 2008 3:28PM
Tesla Motors, the luxury electric car with 6800 cells in its propulsion battery has just conducted a mass firing. They say it is not layoffs, they say it is cleaning house. There are 39 openings on the jobs part of their website. Being a former auto engineer and after following Indian Motorcycle and others, I can assure you that designing and building automotive vehicles is far tougher than most people realize. I remember my interview and GMC Truck and Coach decades ago. We went into the test department and there was a truck cab with an air cylinder that was opening and then slamming closed a door. As a 17-year-old co-op student applicant, I thought this was silly, to have this big complicated test just to open and close a door. The engineer leading me around smiled and said ” Well, how else will we know how many times we can use the door before it breaks?” Indeed. Hanging out with engineers can be frustrating since they think that design is the end-all and be-all of a company. As far as total effort in a medium or especially in a high volume application, manufacturing is far tougher, and that is why test is so important. Looks like manufacturing cars, electric or otherwise is a lot harder than all the whiz-kids thought.
__________________
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jeremiah 29:11
Off Topic
15
10-21-2008 11:04 AM