The Mercury News | Tesla's senior VP of engineering is out after leave of absence The Mercury News Senior VP of engineering Doug Field had been on a leave of absence since last month, when the company was trying to boost production of its Model 3 sedan. In April, CEO Elon Musk took direct control over Model 3 production after numerous delays in ... Tesla engineering leader Doug Field has left the company Tesla's Engineering Chief, Doug Field, Departs Company for Good Tesla engineering lead Doug Field leaves the company |