Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Technical Program Manager - Power Electronics Controls

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience managing programs for high-volume mass-production products in a fast-paced, new-product-introduction, cross-functional environment.
Demonstrated understanding of new product development cycles and the importance of time-to-market.
Ability to understand complex technical topics and present key issues and risks in an actionable form.
Detail orientation, strong record-keeping and organizational skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with common workplace software, including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software, and ability to create and maintain metrics.
A degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of experience specifically in power electronics control firmware.
Genuine interest in controls firmware work and willingness to work alongside hardware and firmware engineers to understand their work and challenges.

Responsibilities

Program-manage new and existing engineering projects for Energy, Solar, and Vehicle products, shepherding them from concept through prototype validation and production ramp.
Understand product requirements, technical risks, and validation strategy to accelerate development.
Communicate and present project status, highlight schedule risks, and develop recovery plans when projects slip.
Interface with design, manufacturing, compliance, system test, reliability, supply chain, and operations teams to define and drive new product programs and manage changes in existing programs.
Operate autonomously on assigned programs and contribute to tools and processes that improve organizational productivity.
Establish and manage program feature baselines, schedules, critical paths, and technology risk areas.
Communicate development updates, risks, and project timelines across functions and present them to the executive team weekly.
Identify operational and creative ways to overcome obstacles and meet deadlines despite setbacks.
Develop tools to automate reporting and planning functions for the Technical Programs Management team.
Conduct planning and execution or support of new product introduction builds.

Category	Energy Engineering
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	283237
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla’s Power Electronics (PE) group is looking for a highly motivated individual to program manage new/existing engineering projects for Energy, Solar products and Vehicles products. This is a cross-functional role that requires coordination between many different groups within and outside of Tesla. You will be immersed in the design engineering process and will shepherd projects from concept through to prototype validation and then production ramp. 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, highlight schedule risk, and develop recovery plans in the event of project slip. On a daily basis, you will interface with cross function teams - design, manufacturing, compliance, system test, reliability, supply chain and operations to define and drive development of new product programs, while also managing changes in existing programs. As a Technical Program Manager, you will be 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 will be based out of the Palo Alto, California with the expectation of some travel to our Gigafactory 1 (Reno, NV), Gigafactory 2 (Buffalo, NY) or vendor sites.

Job Responsibilities

Establish and manage programs feature baseline, scheduling, critical path, and technology risks areas for execution
Cross-functionally communicate key development updates, risks, and timeline on projects as well as presenting to Tesla Executive team on a weekly basis
Identify tactical (exercise operational excellence) and creative ways to overcome obstacles while meeting deadlines despite setback
Develop tools to automate various reporting or planning functions for the Technical Programs Management team
Conduct planning and execution/support of NPI builds

Job Requirements

3+ years of experience in a fast paced, NPI, cross-functional team orientated environment managing programs for high volume mass production products
Demonstrated understanding of new product development cycles and criticality of time-to-market – any time spent on perfecting a design is foregoing the next big thing
Ability to grasp complex technical topics and abstract key issues and risks in an actionable form
Detail oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills, as well as excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Skills with common workplace software (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software etc.) with the ability to create and maintain metrics
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience specifically in PE Control FW experience
Genuine interest in Controls FW work and willingness to sit next to HW/FW engineers to understand what they do and their day-to-day challenges so that you can represent them in front of Exec team

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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