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Instructional Designer, Service Distribution

Tesla Motors, Inc., Lathrop, CA, United States


What to Expect The Tesla Supply Chain Training Team seeks a motivated Instructional Designer to collaborate with the Training Manager and subject matter experts in creating innovative instructor‑led and online courses, training standards, and maintaining the Inside Tesla knowledge management library. This role requires passion, creativity, and a drive to innovate.

What You'll Do

Partner directly with subject matter experts to design and develop engaging content for a variety of audiences and delivery modes (online, webinar, etc.) with clear strategies to achieve desired learning outcomes

Maintain, collaborate with team members, and revise existing learning products while keeping content absorbable to our specific distribution audience and learning modality

Serve as content manager for assimilating training development initiatives into appropriate formats while staying within timelines and adjusting to changes in priorities as needed

Engage with Content Experts and stakeholders to create interactive, clear, and error‑free content including Standard Guides, Web‑based training, Visual Distribution Center, and Presentations

Help establish training standards that can be used globally by different teams within Supply Chain

Keep up to date with current trends in Learning and Development to ensure we are taking advantage of the most up‑to‑date technologies and techniques

Act as a liaison between technical and innovative groups to solve gaps in training using methodical processes

What You'll Bring

Degree in an instructional field, or 5+ years of experience designing and developing training curriculum; ability to travel up to 15% if needed

Able to provide an eLearning portfolio or demonstrate ability to create high‑quality eLearning products using design tools (Adobe Articulate, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator)

Ability to clearly and effectively communicate in both written and oral formats, and translate verbal information into clearly written procedures

Open collaborative style with ability to work both in a team environment and autonomously with minimal supervision or direction

Comfortable in environments with shifting priorities and ambiguity; able to work in a high‑paced environment and structure communication effectively

Proficiency with MS Office products and previous experience creating web‑based training, technical writing, and standard guides

Curiosity to understand Tesla's strategic priorities and how learning and development can best address skill and knowledge gaps in the workforce

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, Accrued hours for Hourly 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 $57,600 - $108,000/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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