Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Programs

About the role

Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Programs | Tesla (Construction & Facilities)

Location: Hawthorne, California | Req ID: 267772 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

Designing & building infrastructure, at record speed, is key to enabling us to scale worldwide. We are looking for a highly motivated Engineering Manager to join our team in Los Angeles and oversee Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural engineers and continue to grow the team as we scale.

In this role, you will be asked to lead an engineering team and own the full design and engineering efforts for construction and infrastructure development from concept to production. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, construction, manufacturing, and project management.

The role requires a highly organized mindset, a passion for driving multi-disciplinary projects, and an unparalleled ability to pull people together to make things happen. Our program’s execution approach requires you to be extremely detail oriented, question requirements, identify real barriers and drive the cross-functional teams to execute quickly at high quality.

You will own and drive execution of the Engineering disciplines to ensure our team’s goals are aligned with company priorities. You will work to understand the opportunities and challenges of each project. You will aim to make our team efficient and effective while reducing ambiguity from programs. We are a demanding and fast-paced environment, so being self-motivated and disciplined is critical.

Managing the resources and schedules of projects at our organization requires an individual who is passionate about our mission and is focused on collaborative solutions.

What You'll Do

• Overall owner of engineering design & execution for large scale infrastructure projects
• Build and lead a team of infrastructure engineers to support the needs of manufacturing, production, and facilities
• Seek to understand engineering chokepoints and roadblocks, finding solutions to remove obstacles for the team to perform efficiently
• Breakdown infrastructure requirements and optimize solutions based on cost and schedule
• Drive completion of permitting and construction documents including transmittals and RFI’s
• Responsible for engineering spends
• Coordinate key project schedule requirements with cross-functional peers for the overall schedule success of the project
• Identify resource requirements and highlight gaps and constraints across various stages for all projects

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• 10+ years in engineering management
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary scopes within A/E and 3rd party engineering design firms
• Ability to interact with leaders and executives on project status and need
• Willingness to travel to support infrastructure development in California and throughout North America (travel up to 20%)
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred – preference for CA, CO, NV, TX or open to reciprocity
• Experience working with codes and jurisdictions and be able to build strong relationships with external partners and AHJs

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$91,200 - $228,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.