Tesla, Inc

Technical Program Manager, Cell Assembly

Tesla, Inc$100K — $140K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5-8 years in a manufacturing environment with engineering and project management roles
  • Experience managing engineering projects for mass-produced products
  • Ability to break down complex problems into clear tasks
  • Experience in maintaining and communicating project schedules
  • Skills in cross-functional collaboration and team management
  • Ability to handle pressure and prioritize multiple tasks

Responsibilities

  • Own projects from concept to completion
  • Drive projects from idea to production handover as a point of contact
  • Define and implement manufacturing program plans including strategy and resource needs
  • Set measurable goals, track progress, and identify risks throughout the project
  • Present project updates and reports to all management levels
  • Lead cross-functional team tasks and collaborations
  • Innovate solutions to overcome project challenges
  • Oversee selection and budget for external automation vendors

Benefits

  • Two medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental and vision plans with no paycheck contribution
  • Company-paid HSA contribution with High Deductible Aetna medical plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
  • 401(k) with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
  • Comprehensive disability insurance packages
  • Generous sick and vacation time policy
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits including accident insurance and pet insurance
  • Weight loss and tobacco cessation programs
  • Employee discounts and perks program
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our world-class team of engineers responsible for cell manufacturing equipment design and process development at the Tesla Cell Factory in Austin, TX. As a Technical Program Manager, you will manage projects from "cradle to grave," driving the design, development, and implementation of automated equipment.

Responsibilities
  • Concept to completion ownership of projects
  • Drive project from concept through handover to production, acting as single point of contact
  • Define and drive manufacturing program plans, outlining strategy, scope, schedule, resource requirements, and cost targets
  • Set goals, track deliverables, identify risk and drive mitigations across all stages of the project
  • Fully own project report-outs, presenting status, risks, mitigations and opportunities to every management tier at Tesla
  • Define and drive tasks to be performed by the cross-functional team
  • Identify creative ways to overcome obstacles and meet the schedule despite setbacks
  • Drive review, selection, budget and schedule of external equipment automation vendors and integrators


Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or similar technical engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
  • 5-8 years working in a manufacturing environment, in a mix of engineering and project management roles
  • Demonstrated experience in the management of engineering projects for mass-produced products
  • Ability to comprehend complex problems and break them down into manageable, clearly understood work streams
  • Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining and communicating schedules
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and manage large teams
  • Proven ability to operate under pressure while managing multiple priorities


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:
  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

    About Tesla, Inc

    Tesla Motors specializes in developing a full range of electric vehicles. Tesla Motors was started by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and strives to create a revolution and accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. Tesla vehicles are EVs (electric vehicles), which are transforming the way people drive and move. Tesla has gone public as of June 29, 2010, and has a market cap of $34.32 billion. Tesla Motors’ goal is to increase the number and variety of EVs through three strategies. The first is to sell its own branded vehicle through its showrooms. The second is to sell premium, high-quality, patented electric components to other automakers. Lastly, it serves as a “catalyst and positive example to other automakers.” There has already been a movement in the EV market with the push of the GM Volt, rumored to have been inspired by the Tesla Roadster.

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    70,757 employees
    Market Cap
    $350.6 billion
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    Net Income
    $690 million
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    2003
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    $31.5 billion
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