Technical Program Manager, Cell Formation

What You'll Do

• Define and track goals for cell manufacturing PCBA, power electronics, software and firmware teams based on overall organization needs and data-driven prioritization
• Manage the roadmap for hardware, software, and key organizational milestones
• Cookordinate development, testing, and deployment efforts across engineering groups to ensure projects stay on track and developer time is efficiently utilized
• Understand the current state of production across multiple factories and bring the context to help with prioritization of development efforts
• Serve as the primary conduit into the engineering organization to deliver, manage, and communicate external stakeholder needs
• Work with project management, hardware design, compliance, manufacturing, facilities, service, reliability, supply chain, cloud and embedded software, and Tesla business leaders to identify and scope projects for key Cell Manufacturing hardware and software features
• Organize and communicate plans and project status to senior leadership, external teams, and other stakeholders
• Ensure correct prioritization within the organization for full product lifecycle needs
• Identify and help resolve strategic business risks
• Define processes and communication structures that will improve risk and change management

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years experience leading and/or managing teams of software or firmware engineers and their development
• Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline, proof of exceptional skills in related fields, or equivalent
• Can demonstrate ability to meet deadlines and perform under high pressure. A bias for action
• Demonstrated ability to lead others, either directly (experience as a manager) or indirectly (leading a project and influencing external teams to align to your vision)
• Demonstrated understanding of hardware and software engineering development process
• Demonstrated experience in the management of engineering projects through mass production or deployment
• Excellent organization skills with a meticulous attention to detail
• Clear and concise communicator with excellent verbal and presentation skills
• Fluent with common MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Curiosity to understand how the overall cell manufacturing, formation system (equipment, software/firmware, and people) works together to deliver high-quality cells