Robotics Technical Program Manager, Hardware, Optimus

The Optimus (Tesla Bot) team is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to drive hardware development. The TPM's core responsibilities include:

• Managing execution for new hardware development, testing, industrialization, design improvements, and industrialization.
• Supporting the Engineering team by organizing and tracking all relevant schedules and metrics across active hardware projects.
• Serving as the central owner for specific hardware subsystem project plans and working with Global Sourcing, Supplier Industrialization, and Tesla suppliers to ensure production demand is met and drive escalation and resolution for any risks to schedule.

Key duties include:

• Create, own, and manage design, build, industrialization, and test plans across multiple hardware development projects and communicate and resolve issues.
• Central point of contact for specific hardware development, testing, and industrialization plans.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams on multiple continents to prioritize and manage high-impact changes and drive improvements to all relevant project schedules.
• Track and maintain key components and program metrics including cost, reliability, mass, and performance to schedule.
• Lead critical priority reaction plans for design and quality risks.
• Develop design, testing, and validation timelines, DFMEAs, and DFMs.
• Manage prototype sourcing and logistics for early-stage program needs.
• Facilitate logistics and tracking for priority projects including shipment of prototype parts and test units amongst internal, supplier, and external test sites.
• Conduct regular reviews with senior management to present project status updates.
• Collaborate with Engineering Part and System owners on Product updates and ensure all changes are well-documented and efficiently implemented.

Benefits

Benefits and compensation include:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including medical plans, dental, vision, HSA contributions, FSA, 401(k), and Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
• Comprehensive health and wellness programs, including life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, EAP, and commuter benefits.
• Employee discounts and perks program.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $104,000 - $234,000 annually, with details of participation in benefits provided upon offer of employment. The total compensation package may also include other elements dependent on the position offered.