Tesla accelerates recruitment to support Musk's solar energy strategy

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-07T09:19:03+00:00

Tesla has recently stepped up its recruitment efforts to support Elon Musk's goal of achieving 100 gigawatts of domestic solar energy manufacturing by 2028. As the company's electric vehicle sales slow down, it is shifting focus to the solar energy sector and has launched new solar panels at the Buffalo factory. Job postings indicate that Tesla needs more engineers and scientists to tackle this ambitious project.

K-LinePoet

2026-03-07 09:19:03

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According to Reuters, based on a post by Tesla (TSLA.US) executives on LinkedIn, the company is ramping up hiring to support the founder Elon Musk’s recent announcement of a plan to produce 100 gigawatts of domestic solar energy.

Senior Solar Product Engineer Seth Winger wrote in the post, “This is a bold, ambitious project. We need bold, ambitious engineers and scientists to help us scale rapidly. If you want to solve tough manufacturing problems at a very fast pace and help the U.S. make breakthroughs in renewable energy generation, join us.”

A job listing on Tesla’s website shows the company’s goal is to “deploy 100 gigawatts of solar manufacturing in the U.S. from raw materials by the end of 2028.” Previously, Musk did not specify a timeline for this goal nor announced plans to increase hiring to achieve it.

Tesla officials and Musk have not responded to requests for comment. Tesla’s Director of Engineering Ralf Gomm and Vice President of Battery Cell Manufacturing Bonne Eggleston also released statements this week regarding the company’s solar hiring plans.

These hiring efforts are the latest sign of Tesla shifting toward solar manufacturing amid a slowdown in electric vehicle sales. Last week, Tesla launched a new solar panel at its factory in Buffalo, New York. Earlier this week, Chinese media reported that Musk sent a delegation to visit several Chinese solar companies.

Musk has stated that the expansion of artificial intelligence has led to a surge in data center power demand, and that solar and batteries are the best ways to supply large amounts of electricity to the grid. These views conflict with those of the Trump administration, which publicly criticized renewable energy as costly and inefficient, and signed legislation to cut clean energy subsidies.

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