Tesla has hired a 17-year Intel manufacturing veteran to serve as “Director, Terafab,” the first named leadership hire tied to the automaker’s ambitious Austin chip fab project.
The executive, who started at Tesla this month, most recently ran tool installation and ramp for Intel’s cutting-edge 18A process — exactly the experience Tesla lacks in-house.
An Intel fab veteran lands at Terafab
Electrek spotted the hire’s verified LinkedIn profile listing his current role as “Director, Tera Fab” at Tesla, full-time and on-site in Austin, Texas, beginning in June 2026.
Before Tesla, he spent 17 years and 9 months at Intel, the most recent stretch as a Factory Manager from December 2024 responsible for “Intel 18A technology development transfer, construction / tool installation, and startup toward product certification, and high volume manufacturing capacity,” per his profile.
