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Tesla ( TSLA ) is hiring to support founder Elon Musk’s recently announced plan to become what would be the biggest U.S. manufacturer of solar energy components, according to online posts by senior executives at the company cited by Reuters. The posts show the company is acting on Musk’s new vision of setting up 100 gigawatts of domestic solar production, a target he announced last month.
“This is an audacious, ambitious project,” Seth Winger, Tesla senior manager for solar products engineering, wrote in one of several posts by company executives on LinkedIn. “We need audacious, ambitious engineers and scientists to help us grow to massive scale. If you want to solve tough manufacturing problems at breakneck speed and help the US breakthrough on renewable energy generation, come join us.”
A job posting on the Tesla website for a solar manufacturing development engineer said the company’s goal is to “deploy 100GW of solar manufacturing from raw materials on American soil before the end of 2028.” Musk had not previously given a timeline for the goal or announced plans to ramp up hiring for it.
Tesla officials and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Tesla Director of Engineering Ralf Gomm and Bonne Eggleston, a vice president overseeing battery cell manufacturing, also posted this week about the company’s hiring plans in solar.
The hiring calls are the latest sign that Tesla is turning its ambitions to solar manufacturing at a time its EV sales are flagging. The company last week unveiled a new solar panel it is producing at its factory in Buffalo, New York, and local media in China reported earlier this week that delegations sent by Musk had visited various Chinese solar companies.
Musk himself has said that solar and batteries are the best way to add large amounts of electricity to the power grid at a time of soaring demand from data centers linked to the expansion of artificial intelligence. Those views clash with those of the administration of President Donald Trump, where he previously served as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Trump has openly criticized renewable energy as expensive and inefficient, and has signed legislation slashing clean energy subsidies.
Musk has also raised the possibility of putting some of those solar panels in space, suggesting potential synergies with his SpaceX business. Setting up 100 GW of solar manufacturing in the United States in a couple of years would be a staggering feat.
Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform
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The market size aggregates consumption and trade data, presented in both value and volume terms.
The projections combine historical trends with macroeconomic indicators, trade dynamics, and sector-specific drivers.
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The report benchmarks market size, trade balance, prices, and per-capita indicators for the United States.
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