Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Technical Program Manager - Validation Platforms

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

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

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of technical program management experience.
A proven track record of taking conceptual designs through to launched products on time, under pressure, and with competing priorities.
Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, and PowerPoint, and comfort adopting AI-powered tools to automate reporting and accelerate decision-making.
Hands-on procurement experience, including bill of materials ownership, material tracking, purchase order management, inventory, and follow-through on open actions.
Ability to work independently across multiple programs, adapt to ambiguity, and solve problems collaboratively with relevant stakeholders.
Strong written, verbal, and visual communication, including the ability to align cross-functional teams and present confidently to leadership.

Responsibilities

Own PCBA procurement for Validation Platforms, primarily Processor-in-the-Loop hardware, covering demand, bill of materials readiness, fabrication and assembly, purchase orders, incoming delivery, and allocation to builds.
Partner with electrical engineering through design, prototype, and revision cycles on design for manufacturing, design for test, approved vendor lists, lead-time risk, and manufacturability to ensure board revisions arrive on time and are buildable.
Work with engineers to translate platform and test needs into board, revision, and configuration demand, including SKUs, revisions, firmware-compatible hardware, and timing.
Own variant tracking across Processor-in-the-Loop and related test PCBAs, including part numbers, revisions, bills of materials, engineering change orders, configuration matrices, serial and lot traceability, and deployment of each variant.
Drive execution with the purchaser, contract manufacturers, fabricators, suppliers, and distribution; resolve shortages, long-lead parts, and delivery delays before they idle labs.
Maintain integrated schedules from schematic and layout freeze through fabrication, surface-mount technology, bring-up, and kitting against Processor-in-the-Loop milestones; identify critical path, surface risk early, and escalate with a recovery plan.
Track inventory and work in progress to avoid overbuilding obsolete revisions.
Run reviews and status updates with electrical engineering, software engineering, purchasing, and leadership; maintain a single source of truth and improve the PCBA workflow so hardware can iterate as quickly as software.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	PALO ALTO, California
Requisition ID	288538
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Validation Platforms design, fabricate, and facilitate the test infrastructure that Tesla engineering and firmware organizations use to develop and validate software before it reaches the customer. The Processor-in-the-Loop (PiL) platform is a core part of that stack: real processors and PCBAs running against simulated I/O so firmware and software can be validated at scale. As Technical Program Manager for this organization, you own the PCBA lifecycle that keeps PiL and related test platforms supplied, current, and buildable. This role is positioned between electrical engineering, software, purchasing, suppliers, and distribution. You’ll manage the boards, variants, and procurement workflows that make validation infrastructure real. As a secondary program line, you may also support our other test infrastructure form factor that make up our Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) product line. This is an EE-centered TPM role supporting the Processor-in-the-Loop Program. You should be fluent in how a PCBA is designed, released, fabricated, assembled, inspected, kitted, and revised — and able to drive that process across many concurrent board variants without losing configuration control.

Job Responsibilities

Own the PCBA procurement process for Validation Platforms, with primary focus on Processor-in-the-Loop hardware: demand, BOM readiness, fab/assembly, POs, incoming delivery, and allocation to builds
Partner with EE through design, prototype, and spin cycles on DFM/DFT, AVL, lead-time risk, and manufacturability so board revisions land on time and are buildable
Work with engineers to translate platform and test needs into board, revision, and configuration demand — which SKUs, which spins, which firmware-compatible hardware, and by when
Own variant tracking across PiL and related test PCBAs: part numbers, revisions, BOMs, ECOs, configuration matrices, serial/lot traceability, and where each variant is deployed
Drive execution with the team’s purchaser, CMs, fabricators, suppliers, and distribution. Clear shortages, long-lead parts, and delivery slips before they idle labs
Maintain integrated schedules from schematic/layout freeze through fab, SMT, bring-up, and kitting against PiL milestones. Identify critical path, surface risk early, and escalate with a recovery plan
Track inventory and WIP to avoid overbuilding obsolete spins
Run reviews and status with EE, SWE, purchasing, and leadership. Keep a single source of truth and tighten the PCBA workflow so hardware can iterate as fast as software

Job Requirements

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
3+ years in technical program management
Proven track record of taking conceptual designs through to launched products - on time, under pressure, with competing priorities
Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, and PowerPoint; comfort adopting AI-powered tools to automate reporting and accelerate decision-making
Hands-on procurement experience - BoM ownership, material tracking, PO management, inventory, and relentless follow-through on open actions
Self-driven, adaptable, and resourceful - someone who thrives in ambiguity, works independently across multiple programs, and solves problems by collaboration with right stakeholders
Exceptional communicator - written, verbal, and visual, with the executive presence to align cross-functional teams and present confidently to leadership

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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