Technical Program Manager, Battery Structures
Tesla · Palo Alto, CA · 4 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$97k–$217k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Create, maintain, and communicate schedules and plans for battery programs
- Drive action with design engineering and cross-functional teams to successfully complete projects within time and resource constraints
- Be responsible for understanding and communicating the latest program plan of record, reporting effectively on status, blockers, and changes
- Lead the team with confidence through rapid development cycles, changing requirements, and uncertainty
- Collaborate with design engineers to resolve issues with part design, manufacturing processes, and validation tests
- Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing to guide design decisions based on material availability, manufacturing constraints, available technologies, and cost
- Develop, organize, and track design validation targets and test cases for battery structural requirements, including crash, durability, abuse, and reliability
- Own product BOM accuracy and communicate design changes between design, supply chain, NPI (New Product Introduction), and material planning
- Identify team priorities and drive resource balancing across program objectives to enable execution of critical tasks
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability
- Preferred: 2+ years full time employment experience managing and launching hardware products. Minimum: multiple relevant internship positions
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written
- Detail oriented with strong record-keeping & organizational skills
- Comfortable reporting status to leadership and communicating in large audiences
- Ability to work cross-functionally & manage large teams
- Demonstration of mechanical engineering fundamentals (materials, mechanics, analysis, simulation)
- Understanding of CAD and BOM management
- Desire to own a lot and work hard - we have small teams and fast timelines
- Desire to increase the effectiveness of your teammates
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical plans
- Fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental and vision plans
- HSA Contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Other financial benefits
- Basic Life, AD&D Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time
- Paid Holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
Expected Compensation
$96,800 - $217,200/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits