Hardware Technical Program Manager, Battery Electronics

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Hardware Technical Program Manager, Battery Electronics

| Job Category | Engineering & Information Technology | | Location | Palo Alto, California | | Req. ID | 276276 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

Tesla is a fast-moving and constantly innovating company. We design and manufacture advanced electric vehicles, battery packs, drive systems, and energy products that are changing the future of transportation and sustainable energy. We emphasize collaboration in our work and always encourage each other to have fun while we change the world together. As a leader in our team, you will shape the direction of our products. You must have a genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure, and thrive working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

The Tesla Battery Electronics team is on the hunt for a dynamic, driven, and passionate Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager ready to supercharge innovation. In this high-energy role, you will lead the charge in designing groundbreaking Battery Management Systems (BMS) PCBAs for Tesla's cutting-edge automotive, humanoid and energy products. These advanced PCBAs are crucial for driving safety, optimizing battery performance, and managing charge control—key to the heart of Tesla's high-voltage systems. You'll take the reins in every phase of product design, from pioneering new technologies and orchestrating engineering builds to managing the supply chain, communicating with stakeholders, ramping up production, and providing ongoing fleet support. This is your opportunity to lead transformative projects that power Tesla's vision for the future.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the end-to-end program of BMS PCBAs, overseeing their progression from concept to development and successful launch. Collaborate with key technical leaders, ensuring each team adopts a methodical approach in their design and project execution
• Efficiently oversee and communicate scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, and launch changes, ensuring smooth coordination and continuous communication with leadership, stakeholders, and team members
• Work with agility in a fast-paced environment, managing conflicting priorities and meeting tight launch schedules
• Ensure all designs have robust validation and execution plans to achieve quality standards and reduce project risks
• Drive the initial NPI launch of products in both domestic and overseas locations
• Serve as the primary interface between the design team and the supply chain and suppliers, ensuring optimal supply chain management and ramp-up plans for all designs, including both prototype and production representative PCBAs
• Lead comprehensive product improvement projects, informed by fleet analysis of failures, production yield, and cost reduction initiatives outlined by executive management
• Take a significant leadership role in the FMEA process for electronics, systems, and integration design areas
• Create and optimize advanced product development and validation processes, making them easily implementable for the team while ensuring maximum value for the business

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Systems, Computer or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years experience of hardware technical project management
• Demonstrated application of project and program management fundamentals to complex engineering problems
• Detail-oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills. Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and tasks in parallel
• Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining, and communicating schedules
• Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals is a must and ability to understand sophisticated electronics system design a plus
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, production, and supply chain personnel
• Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to understand complex problems and summarize in a simple way to a wide audience
• Must be proficient user in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word; Experienced with JIRA, Confluence, and Enovia considered a plus
• Remain engaged, proactive, and positive in tough circumstances, owning assignments and taking full accountability for overall team’s success

Compensation and Benefits

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

• Expected Compensation

• $112,000 - $168,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay 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.

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