Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Technical Program Manager - Cell Manufacturing Electronics

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in hardware technical project management, including ownership of PCBA or electronic controller programs.
A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated experience managing engineering programs for mass-produced electronic products or semiconductor/manufacturing equipment, from product development and design through validation, manufacturing bring-up, and ramp to mass production.
Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals.
Ability to translate complex technical requirements into executable engineering and manufacturing plans, with understanding of the product development lifecycle, including product requirements, design engineering, prototype development, qualification/validation, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp.
Ability to identify technical, manufacturing, supply chain, and schedule risks; develop mitigation and recovery plans; and drive programs to meet cost, quality, and schedule objectives.
Experience managing complex cross-functional programs and maintaining clear program documentation and change control, including product changes, engineering change orders, bill of materials structures, and product release processes across multiple engineering and manufacturing functions.
Excellent communication and documentation skills, including the ability to understand complex problems and summarize them simply for a wide audience.
Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining, and communicating integrated engineering and manufacturing schedules to technical teams and executive leadership; ability to run multiple workstreams, write concise status updates, and escalate before schedule dates slip.
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Ability to remain engaged, proactive, and accountable in challenging circumstances.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end program execution for Cell Manufacturing electronics controllers and their PCB assemblies, from schematic/layout freeze through fabrication, design for manufacturability, bring-up, design release, new product introduction, and mass production.
Maintain a unified schedule and risk picture across electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, firmware, integration, test, sourcing, and new product introduction; unblock PCBA design-release and DFM gates and keep contract manufacturers and internal teams aligned on current information.
Serve as the primary interface between the design team, supply chain, and suppliers, ensuring effective supply chain management and ramp-up plans for prototype and production-representative PCBAs.
Lead the failure mode and effects analysis process for electronics, systems, and integration design areas, and ensure designs have robust validation and execution plans to achieve quality standards and reduce project risks.
Create and optimize advanced product development and validation processes that are implementable by the team and provide business value.
Coordinate board builds and trial lots, including priorities, material, contract-manufacturer throughput, and issues that could delay the next hardware revision.
Drive alignment between system interfaces, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, firmware, and manufacturing processes; convert open questions into assigned owners, dates, and documented decisions.
Keep program status, specifications, and action trackers current so engineering and leadership can make timely decisions.
Oversee and communicate scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, decisions, and launch changes; coordinate with leadership, stakeholders, and team members to build alignment and accountability across the organization.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with robotics, automotive, consumer electronics, medical device, or aerospace controller/avionics programs involving contract manufacturers.
Ability to understand sophisticated electronic system design, including low-voltage distribution, power electronics, electromagnetic compatibility, or board bring-up.
Experience with harness, sensor, or actuator work interfacing to a controller.
Experience with PCBA design release, design for manufacturability, engineering change orders, surface-mount technology processes, in-circuit testing, functional circuit testing, or production cut-in with an electronics manufacturing services provider or board contract manufacturer.
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Altium, and Enovia.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	San Diego, California
Requisition ID	288142
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla’s Cell Manufacturing Electronics team is seeking a highly motivated Hardware Program Manager to lead the development and delivery of ultra-reliable cell manufacturing and qualification products, including formation manufacturing and cell cycling systems. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring close collaboration across design engineering, manufacturing engineering, production operations, supply chain, compliance, reliability, and test to define and execute new product programs while driving improvements and changes to existing products. As part of the design engineering organization, you will work across the product development and manufacturing lifecycle, shepherding programs from concept and design through prototype development, validation, manufacturing bring-up, and ramp to high-volume production. Your engineering background and experience with semiconductor and/or energy/vehicle products will enable you to understand product and manufacturing requirements, assess technical and operational risks, develop effective validation strategies, and accelerate the transition from engineering development to production. You will own program execution with a high degree of autonomy, establishing priorities, managing dependencies, resolving cross-functional issues, and ensuring programs meet quality, cost, technical, and schedule objectives. You will communicate program status and key decisions to engineering leadership, proactively identify risks and schedule impacts, and develop recovery plans to keep programs on track. In addition to managing individual programs, you will help develop and implement tools, processes, and best practices that improve engineering execution, risk management, change management, and organizational productivity. This role is based in San Diego, with travel to manufacturing facilities in California Bay Area and/or Texas as required by program needs.

Job Responsibilities

Own end-to-end program execution for Cell Manufacturing electronics controllers and their PCBAs – from schematic / layout freeze through fabrication, DFM, bring-up, design release, NPI and mass production

Run a single schedule and risk picture across EE, ME, firmware, integration, test, sourcing, and NPI. Unblock PCBA design release and DFM gates; keep board CMs and internal teams on the same facts

Serve as the primary interface between the design team and the supply chain and suppliers, ensuring optimal supply chain management and ramp-up plans for all designs, including both prototype and production representative PCBAs

Take a significant leadership role in the FMEA process for electronics, systems, and integration design areas. Ensure all designs have robust validation and execution plans to achieve quality standards and reduce project risks

Create and optimize advanced product development and validation processes, making them easily implementable for the team while ensuring maximum value for the business

Coordinate board builds and trial lots: priorities, material, CM throughput, and issues that would slip the next hardware revision

Drive alignment between system interfaces (e.g. ME, EE, FW, MFG Process). Turn open questions into owners, dates, and written decisions

Keep program status, specs, and action trackers current so engineering and leadership can decide the same day

Oversee and communicate scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, decisions, and launch changes, ensuring coordination and communication with leadership, stakeholders, and team members, build alignment and accountability across multiple levels of the organization

Job Requirements

2+ years experience of hardware technical project management, including owning PCBA or electronic controller programs. Robotics, automotive, consumer electronics, medical device, or aerospace controller / avionics programs with contract manufacturer experience preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Demonstrated experience managing engineering programs for mass-produced electronic products (or semiconductor/ manufacturing equipment related products), from product development and design through validation, manufacturing bring-up, and ramp to mass production

Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals is a must and ability to understand sophisticated electronics system design a plus. Examples include low-voltage distribution, power electronics, EMC, or board bring-up. Harness, sensor, or actuator work that interfaces to a controller experience preferred

Ability to translate complex technical requirements into executable engineering and manufacturing plans. Understanding of the product development lifecycle, including product requirements, design engineering, prototype development, qualification/validation, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp

Proven ability to identify technical, manufacturing, supply chain, and schedule risks; develop mitigation and recovery plans; and drive programs to meet cost, quality, and schedule objectives

Organized and detail-oriented, with a strong record of managing complex, cross-functional programs and maintaining clear program documentation and change control. Experience managing product changes, engineering change orders, BOM structures, and product release processes across multiple engineering and manufacturing functions. PCBA design release, DFM, ECO, SMT process, ICT / FCT, or production cut-in with an EMS / board CM experience preferred

Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to understand complex problems and summarize in a simple way to a wide audience. Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining, and communicating integrated engineering and manufacturing schedules to technical teams and executive leadership. Evidence you can run multiple workstreams at once, write a crisp status, and escalate before a date slips

Must be proficient user in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word; Experienced with Jira, Confluence, Altium, and Enovia a plus

Remain engaged, proactive, and positive in tough circumstances, owning assignments and taking full accountability for the team’s overall success

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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