Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Technical Program Manager - Data Collection, Optimus

Program ManagementPosted on Nov 7

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Experience managing data-heavy projects, such as AI/ML datasets, large-scale collection, or data pipelines.
Comfort with JIRA, Excel, and Confluence; SQL, Python, or data visualization tools are a bonus.
Ability to rally teams, manage chaos, and meet deadlines without burning out yourself or your teammates.
Experience creating and maintaining dashboards that provide stakeholders with important insights.
Ability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

Lead projects from planning to delivery by coordinating collection resources, troubleshooting and resolving bottlenecks, and ensuring datasets meet requirements for SI development.
Create and run regular data validation checks to catch errors or inconsistencies in datasets, fix issues quickly, and build processes to prevent recurrence.
Optimize data collection to increase speed without sacrificing quality, and automate repetitive tasks where appropriate.
Translate dashboards and metrics into plain English for stakeholders; convey progress, what is working and not working, and act on those insights.
Work with engineers, data collection operators, and others to communicate and prioritize data needs.
Stay current with data collection tools and trends, and propose and test new technology and processes to speed workflows or improve dataset quality and diversity.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or sensor data.

Category	Tesla SI
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	287502
Type	Full-time

Job Description

We are looking for a Data Project Manager to own the creation, scaling, and maintenance of SI datasets that train Tesla’s Optimus. You’ll manage data collection projects from start to finish, ensuring high quality, quantity, diversity, and alignment with our SI goals. 

Job Responsibilities

Lead projects from planning to delivery through coordinating collection resources, troubleshooting and resolving bottlenecks, and making sure datasets meet requirements for SI development
Create and run regular data validation checks to catch errors or inconsistencies in the dataset. Fix issues fast and build processes to stop them from happening again
Optimize ways to collect more data, faster, without sacrificing quality. Automate repetitive tasks where it makes sense
Translate dashboards and metrics into plain English for stakeholders. Convey progress updates, what’s working, what’s not, and act upon those insights
Work with engineers, data collection operators, and more to communicate and prioritize data needs
Stay ahead of tools and trends in data collection. Propose and test out new technology and processes that could speed up workflows or improve dataset quality & diversity

Job Requirements

Experience managing data-heavy projects (AI/ML datasets, large-scale collection, or data pipelines)
Comfort with JIRA, Excel, Confluence. Bonus points for SQL, Python, or data viz tools
Ability to rally teams, manage chaos, and hit deadlines without burning out yourself or your teammates
Experience creating and maintaining dashboards that provide stakeholders with important insights
Ability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments
Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or sensor data a plus

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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