Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Technical Project Manager - Service Tooling

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeFremont, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience on technical hardware programs.
At least 3 years of experience coordinating engineering projects that include design, suppliers, and a field or factory customer.
Experience closing vendor work from purchase order through delivery, rather than only tracking it.
Ability to provide clear written status updates, such as explaining to a director what is late and why in a short note.
Sufficient computer-aided design and drawing literacy to follow the design, even if not serving as the designer.
A first-principles approach to schedules and willingness to challenge plans based on inaccurate assumptions.

Responsibilities

Coordinate across programs to track work in flight, blockers, and deliverables needed for a launch.
Drive vendor and purchase order work, including quotes, samples, and delivery, proactively.
Maintain an actively updated view of risk and progress for the team, rather than reconstructing status before a recap.
Work with mechanical, electrical, and field engineers to ensure plans reflect the hardware.
Put finished tools through the field-release path, including documentation, cataloging, and procurement, when they are ready.
Serve as a point of contact for the team and partner organizations on program status.

Category	Vehicle Service
Location	FREMONT, California
Requisition ID	285109
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Service Tooling runs many hardware programs at once — vehicle launches, Semi, Optimus, automation — with a small engineering group. The Technical Project Engineer keeps those programs real: suppliers, dates, releases, and the status leadership uses. You need enough technical judgment to see when a date is not true.</p>

Job Responsibilities

Coordinate across programs: what is in flight, what is blocked, and what has to land for a launch
Drive vendor and PO work — quotes, samples, delivery — without waiting to be chased
Keep a live picture of risk and progress the team will actually use. Do not rebuild status the night before a recap
Work with mechanical, electrical, and field engineers so the plan matches the hardware, not a slide
Put finished tools through the field-release path (documentation, catalog, procurement) when they are ready
Be someone the team and partner orgs can check with on program status

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience on technical hardware programs
3+ years coordinating engineering projects that include design, suppliers, and a field or factory customer
You have closed vendor work from PO through delivery, not only tracked it on a list
Ability to provide clear status updates in writing, such as telling a director what is late and why in a short note
Enough CAD and drawing literacy to follow the design even if you are not the designer
First-principles on schedules. You will push back when a plan assumes something that is not true

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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