Technical Program Manager - Cell Operational Excellence

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the cylindrical cell manufacturing process 
• Connect business objectives to organizational project lists and drive accountability 
• Track and report progress to the executive team 
• Distill complex highly coupled challenge down to the key variable 
• Join the project team of the highest impact projects as an individual contributor to accelerate progress 
• Define long term strategy to improve yield and quality, connecting action across the organization from our supply base to final inspection 
• Define multiple solutions for each problem, and balancing risk across different teams (reducing upstream variation and increasing downstream process window) 
• Building funding requests and tracking budgets when required 
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering) or equivalent 
• Production Operations Knowledge - has a firm understanding of how complex production lines operate, including key items such as industrial workings between facilities/departments, line balance, OEE, error proofing, etc. 
• Experience and interest in data visualization techniques 
• Experience with complex analytical problem solving in a fast-moving, constantly evolving high-growth environment 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation abilities to influence cross-functional and global teams. 
• Comfortable in an environment with unstructured, incomplete, and ambiguous data 
• Data driven experience in high volume manufacturing environment 
• Strong engineering skills and proven track record of exceptional ability (i.e., you personally solved difficult problems that moved the needle on meaningful projects) 

Not only do we offer you an attractive compensation package, but also access to a wide range of perks and benefits. For example:

• Our own medical center, a gym and an in-house barbershop.
• E-bike charging stations in front of the factory, more than 500 free charging stations for electric cars, a bike leasing program, free use of the nextbike bike-sharing fleet, as well as numerous free shuttle bus routes to Grünheide and the surrounding areas.
• You’ll receive subsidized canteen meals, a free S-membership at the Urban Sports Club (discount from M+) and you can sign up for many language courses.
• We also offer all employees a wide range of insurance options, such as a company pension plan, as well as discounts on private insurance and legal protection insurance.

These and many other benefits await you. Join Tesla and help us build a world of amazing abundance.

Candidates are expected to uphold and actively promote sustainability principles in their daily work, operating in line with Tesla Global Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S) Policy and EMAS requirements, fostering a culture of continuous environmental improvement.