• Send Us A Tip
  • Calling all Tech Writers
  • Advertise
Sunday, June 15, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
TechStory
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
TechStory
No Result
View All Result
Home Tech Automobiles

Amid growing demand for EVs Tesla needs skilled engineers

by Meghana Kandra
June 6, 2022 - Updated On June 7, 2022
in Automobiles, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Tesla is No. 1 most attractive company for engineering students, and that's a massive advantage
TwitterWhatsappLinkedin

The demand for electric vehicles is growing in recent times. Tesla recently announced a job cut in Tesla, for about 10%. Despite the struggling times, Tesla is in need of skilled engineers to help develop EV batteries for mass production. The median salaries of battery engineers have increased in recent years.

You might also like

McLaren Returns to Le Mans with All-New Hypercar for 2026

Tesla Upgrades Model S and Model X in U.S., Raises Prices by $5,000

NCLT Ahmedabad Admits Gensol Into Insolvency on IREDA’s Plea

Tesla is No. 1 most attractive company for engineering students, and that's  a massive advantage
Image credits- Electrek

Tesla being an engineering-first approach, the company needs to have skilled engineers. Median battery engineers’ salaries range from $100,000 to $400,000 depending on their experience and role. People looking out for a career change are looking out for these options.

Furthermore, the CEO of Ford and general Motors-backed SES Artificial Intelligence, Qichao Hu talks about EV battery talent being in high demand. Says that it would require a change, in the industry as it is not sustainable with the bottleneck that is created by increasing prices. The reason could be that money is being spent on employees or raw materials. Hu said, “A senior battery engineer in the U.S. sometimes can cost as much like a CFO. This whole industry now, it’s not sustainable, from people to raw materials.”

Recently SES faced a bidding war with GM, Tesla, Rivian, and QuantumScape over an engineer. It was where Tesla managed to provide a higher price for the candidate.

Battery production

Another battery engineer working at a worldwide automaker told Bloomberg they were seeing requests on LinkedIn from recruiters at Rivian, Ford, Tesla, Amazon and Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL). And while engineering degrees may go a long way in getting one’s foot in the door, the competition is largely left to those with tangible EV engineering experience — in everything from R&D to raw materials and scaled production.

American Battery Technology CEO Ryan Melsert played a major role in Tesla’s early establishment of the Panasonic battery line at the automaker’s Nevada factory. Even when technology advances, automakers are struggling to find the line workers they need to support growth. “It’s not even just the high-skilled, it’s the medium-skilled,” says Melsert. “They can’t find enough labor, even in northern Nevada, to justify expansion.”

Along with others from MIT, battery engineer and entrepreneur Yen T. Yeh founded the Volta Foundation. Through it, he has been in regular contact with universities and battery labs to address the growing workforce problem in the EV battery industry. “Workforce development is the key issue,” he told me. “If we don’t solve this, Americans are not going to be the leader we want to be in the battery race.”

Tags: Artificial IntelligenceBattery engineerselectric vehiclesQichao HuSESTesla
Tweet54SendShare15
Previous Post

Reserve Bank of New Zealand plans to introduce Central Bank Digital Currency

Next Post

Ford F-150 Lightning accessories include an adapter to charge Teslas

Meghana Kandra

Meghana studied PGD in Journalism, open university. She has more than five years of experience in content writing, from creative content development to online journalism. Electric vehicle enthusiast, engineer, and feminist.

Recommended For You

McLaren Returns to Le Mans with All-New Hypercar for 2026

by Samir Gautam
June 15, 2025
0
McLaren Returns to Le Mans with All-New Hypercar for 2026

McLaren has officially announced its long-awaited return to top-tier endurance racing, unveiling its Hypercar for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which includes the prestigious 24 Hours...

Read more

Tesla Upgrades Model S and Model X in U.S., Raises Prices by $5,000

by Samir Gautam
June 14, 2025
0
Tesla Upgrades Model S and Model X in U.S., Raises Prices by $5,000

Tesla has announced a round of upgrades for its high-end Model S and Model X electric vehicles in the United States, accompanied by a price increase of $5,000...

Read more

NCLT Ahmedabad Admits Gensol Into Insolvency on IREDA’s Plea

by Rounak Majumdar
June 14, 2025
0
NCLT Ahmedabad Admits Gensol Into Insolvency on IREDA’s Plea

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Ahmedabad has admitted Gensol Engineering Limited (GEL) and its subsidiary, Gensol EV Lease (GEVL), into insolvency proceedings following a petition by...

Read more
Next Post
Ford F-150 Lightning comes with cheeky accessory that throws subtle shade at Tesla

Ford F-150 Lightning accessories include an adapter to charge Teslas

Please login to join discussion

Techstory

Tech and Business News from around the world. Follow along for latest in the world of Tech, AI, Crypto, EVs, Business Personalities and more.
reach us at [email protected]

Advertise With Us

Reach out at - [email protected]

BROWSE BY TAG

#Crypto #howto 2024 acquisition AI amazon Apple bitcoin Business China cryptocurrency e-commerce electric vehicles Elon Musk Ethereum facebook flipkart funding Gaming Google India Instagram Investment ios iPhone IPO Market Markets Meta Microsoft News NFT samsung Social Media SpaceX startup startups tech technology Tesla TikTok trend trending twitter US

© 2024 Techstory.in

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to

© 2024 Techstory.in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?