Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Technical Program Manager - Industrial Energy Software & Firmware

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Communicate clearly, regularly, and effectively with leadership, stakeholders, and internal team members in written and verbal forms.
Grasp complex technical topics and translate key issues and risks into actionable form while providing risk tracking and mitigation in technical environments.
Be proficient in Microsoft Office, JIRA, Confluence, and Git.
Work effectively in a dynamic environment and make decisions quickly.
Have experience working in an Agile development environment.
Have a degree in an engineering discipline, such as Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Have at least 3 years of experience leading large cross-functional teams as a program manager or engineering leader, working with hardware teams and planning firmware milestones for new hardware development.
Have at least 3 years of experience working with software or firmware teams as a developer or tester.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering scoping of complex cross-functional projects by working with engineering teams to define architecture, scope software for multiple workstreams, and define engineering milestones to meet project deadlines.
Lead short- and long-term development projects and programs covering requirements definition, application architecture, design, implementation, automated quality testing, continuous deployment, and field trials.
Facilitate and project-manage partnerships with Product Management, Marketing, executives, Customer Technical Support, Service Engineering, System Test, Firmware/Software Development, Factory Firmware, and other partner engineering teams.
Manage and resolve conflicts and influence cross-functional teams while handling multiple simultaneous projects with competing priorities.
Create detailed schedules, identify dependencies and critical path areas for deliverables and milestones, and monitor resolution and overall project impact.
Raise product and team quality and advocate for customers.
Lead and organize internal improvement initiatives for software and firmware engineering, establishing clear requirements and measuring key outcomes to develop a quality focus in others.
Manage releases to production at a regular cadence.
Deliver tactical needs while maintaining strategic focus and vision.
Define the product roadmap with stakeholders, own roadmap execution, and ensure successful product ramp to customers.
Guide projects from concept through deployment at scale, using engineering understanding to assess product requirements, technical risks, and validation strategy.
Communicate and present project status, lead scrums and standups, highlight schedule risks, and develop recovery plans.
Operate autonomously on programs and contribute to tools and processes that improve organizational productivity.

Desired Qualifications

Background or experience in energy products, solar, or storage technologies.
In-depth knowledge of electrical or mechanical engineering and power conversion.

Category	Energy Engineering
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	287255
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla’s Energy Engineering Program Management team is looking for a Firmware/Software Technical Program Manager to own and drive the delivery of outstanding firmware and software for our products across the Industrial Energy vertical. The right candidate has a proven track record of planning and executing multiple parallel complex programs and leading large cross-functional teams. The right candidate will understand firmware and software system development and have experience leading large cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional product performance and customer experience. You will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to define the product roadmap, you will own the execution of that roadmap, and ensure the product successfully ramps to all customers.You will be immersed in the design engineering process and will shepherd projects from concept through deployment to customers at scale. You will use your engineering background to understand the product requirements, technical risks, and the validation strategy to accelerate the development process. You will communicate and present project status, lead scrums and standups, highlight schedule risk, and develop recovery plans as needed.As a Technical Program Manager, you are expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy on your programs while contributing to the development of tools and processes that improve the organization’s productivity.You must have a genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure and must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment leading by example.

Job Responsibilities

Lead engineering scoping of complex cross-functional projects by working with engineering teams to define architecture, scope software for multiple workstreams, and define engineering milestones to meet project deadlines
Lead short- and long-term development projects and programs including requirements definition, application architecture, design, implementation, automated quality testing, continuous deployment, and field trial
Facilitate & project manage partnerships with key groups such as Product Management, Marketing, Executives, Customer Technical Support, Service Engineering, System Test and Firmware/Software development teams, Factory Firmware, and other partner engineering teams
Manage and resolve conflict with the ability to influence cross-functional teams while managing multiple simultaneous projects with competing priorities
Create detailed and frequently challenging schedules and deliver to commitments with an ability to see all interdependencies for every deliverable and milestone. Identify key critical path areas in the schedule and monitor resolution and overall project impact
Raise the bar on product and team quality, and be a customer advocate
Inspire, lead, and organize internal improvement initiatives for existing software and firmware engineering. Develop a quality focus in others by establishing clear requirements and measuring key outcomes
Manage releases to production at a regular cadence
Deliver tactical needs while maintaining strategic focus and vision

Job Requirements

Communicate clearly, regularly, and effectively with leadership, stakeholders, and internal team members in both written and verbal forms
Grasp complex technical topics and abstract key issues and risks into an actionable form while providing risk tracking, and mitigation in technical environments
Must be a proficient user of Microsoft Office, JIRA, Confluence, and Git
Ability to make decisions, act quickly, and work in a dynamic environment
Experience working in an Agile development environment
Degree in engineering discipline (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc.), or equivalent experience
3+ years’ experience leading large, cross-functional teams as a program manager or engineering leader working with HW teams, planning firmware milestones for new hardware development
3+ years working with software or firmware teams, as a developer or tester
Desired: Background/experience in Energy Products, solar or storage technologies
Desired: In-depth knowledge of electrical or mechanical engineering, power conversion

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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