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What to Expect
Tesla is seeking a Technical Program Manager on the Production Engineering
team to be part of a world-class team of engineers that are responsible for
building, maintaining, and improving the automation and robotic equipment at
the Tesla factories. As a Technical Program Manager, you are responsible for
managing technical projects from “cradle to grave”. This includes driving cost
down and capacity improvement projects, owning automation installs, etc.
Program managers own driving the scope, schedule, implementation, and cost of
the project as well as additional functions such as vendor relations,
stakeholder management, and report outs.
The key objective of the Production Engineering team is developing new and
innovative solutions in the factory and help Tesla achieve its ambitious
manufacturing goals. All of these automated manufacturing processes will be
initially planned, assembled, and tested at our Tesla facilities located in
Fremont, California.
What You'll Do
Drive production related metrics and KPI's. Work with cross-functional
team to drive given goals. Identify projects and create roadmap to lead
cross-functional team in executing short and long term goals based on cost
and quality feedback
Manage change control and validation plans for equipment and process
upgrades, communicate changes and impact to cross-functional teams
Pull performance data from different data sources to provide impact
results over time
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 vendor partnership working closely with the supply chain and
purchasing team and ensure alignment on engineering requirements, scope,
schedule, and cost
Drive requirements and solutions with all internal stakeholders such as
infrastructure, logistics, controls, software, and manufacturing
engineering teams for the success of the project
Own and drive internal operations during the install, commission, testing,
and integration phases of the project
Set goals, track deliverables, identify risk, and drive mitigation's
across all stages of the project
Identify and document all project milestones and deliverables and keep
project plans up to date at all times, including resource allocations,
tracking hours, monitoring schedules, milestones, deliverables, updating
percentage completion, etc.
Continuously monitor and measure project processes and activities to
identify and communicate potential issues, risks, or problems in a timely
fashion and provide corrective action options to drive to resolution
Lead cross-functional teams including management and executives. Includes
resource & dependency alignment, coordination of activities, and
transparent communication of project status and risk
Escalate schedule delays due to issues and risks
Create formal project communication plans key project metrics and
dashboards for project status communication
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 within Tesla
Manage the road-map of projects working within the framework of the
overall program
Support and drive software development for PLCs in Siemens, Rockwell, and
Beckhoff control systems, for Robots (Kuka, Fanuc, ABB) and SCADA
Systems
What You'll Bring
BSc in Engineering or MBA, with minimum 5 years of program/project
management experience in a fast-paced, highly fluid environment or other
evidence of exceptional ability. PMP is preferred but not 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
Knowledge of JIRA and diverse continuous integration workflows is a plus
Experience in Production/Manufacturing environment (involved in design,
development, commissioning, and line delivery)
Proficiency in Confluence, Jira, Tableau, Wiki
Familiarity in several Agile principles - Scrum, Kanban, etc.
Self-organized, outstanding written, and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated, applied experience delivering complex programs and projects
Experience working with stakeholders, Product & Engineering Managers to
keep everyone aligned
Experience working with complex electromechanical assembly lines
Experience working with PLCs (Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff), on HMIs, and
with Data Management
Experience working with teams doing software development and electrical
hardware design
Proficiency in MS Office Suite and MS Project
Some travel is expected - e.g. for vendor visits, equipment installation
and commissioning. The role is based in Fremont
