Technical Program Manager, Optimus

About the role

• Technical Program Manager, Optimus | Tesla (Manufacturing)
• Location: AUSTIN, Texas | Req ID: 276857 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

Tesla is seeking a Technical Program Manager on the Vehicle Assembly team to be part of a world-class team of engineers that are responsible for designing and building the vehicle assembly equipment at the Tesla factories. As a Technical Program Manager, you are responsible for managing technical projects from ideation to production execution.

This includes driving the design and implementation of new manufacturing lines globally across various vehicle assembly shops for new or existing products.

Program managers own driving the scope, schedule, implementation and cost of the entire program as well as additional functions such as vendor relations, stakeholder management and report outs to leaders.The key objective of the Vehicle Assembly team is developing new and innovative solutions in the factory and help Tesla achieve its ambitious manufacturing goals.

All these manufacturing processes will be initially planned, assembled and tested at our Tesla facilities in NA or other factories/facilities around the world.

What You'll Do

• Define new program goals and align on common strategy in accordance across the manufacturing organizations - “Concept to completion” ownership of projects from project ideation, validation and production execution
• Work collaboratively with all engineering stakeholders (project engineering, industrial engineering, design, controls, software etc.) through the various stages of the project: Concept development, prototype testing, engineering design, system build, integration, and testing
• Drive product requirements and manufacturing solutions with all internal stakeholders such as infrastructure, logistics, controls, software and manufacturing engineering teams for the success of the project
• Set goals, track deliverables, identify risk and drive mitigations across all stages of the project
• Own execution and completion of multiple programs/projects, as needed. Help develop processes/systems needed for teams to succeed
• Identify resource requirements and highlight gaps across various stages for all projects
• Own report-outs for all projects, highlighting status, risks, mitigations and opportunities across all levels of management/functions within Tesla. Manage road-map of milestones working within the framework of the overall program

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience required
• Experience in technical program or project management, ideally with multiple delivered projects of medium ($1-25M+) to large sized capital equipment systems
• Experience developing processes and methodologies to suit specific engineering workflows desired
• Technical understanding of manufacturing processes – low, medium and high volume
• Knowledge of JIRA and diverse continuous integration workflows is a plus

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)