Austin Cook

Austin Cook is a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Engineering at Tesla, with a career that began in 2012. Cook has held various engineering roles at Tesla since April 2016, including Senior Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer and Production Equipment Engineer, focusing on the design, development, and implementation of automated manufacturing equipment. Prior to Tesla, Cook worked at Nissan Motor Corporation as a Manufacturing Process Engineer, where responsibilities included launching a powertrain facility and analyzing torque parameters to enhance production quality. Cook began the professional journey as a Quality Engineer at Altec. Educational credentials include a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, awarded in 2014.