Manufacturing Technical Program Manager, Site Lead

We are seeking a technical program manager to plan, interact, lead, and execute projects in Vehicle Manufacturing. This role will entail working in a fast-paced aggressive operations environment and under intense timing constraints. The successful candidate for this position should be meticulous, detail-oriented, highly motivated, and an organized individual who takes pride in their analytical and problem-solving abilities. The candidate should have well rounded manufacturing engineering knowledge, technical program experience, and the ability to drive decisions with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Create schedules to understand workstream dependencies and sequencing
• Track key milestones and decision points, and ensure they are communicated to the team
• Track and prioritize program risks in an organized and methodical way (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• Coordinate parallel path efforts as contingency planning for high-risk designs
• Facilitate communication and collaboration across engineering, operations, validation/testing, sales, and external suppliers to meet very aggressive cost, schedule, and quality goals
• Present project status to the executive team. Track and report on weekly progress towards development milestones
• Identify and resolve conflicts, inter-dependencies, and program issues quickly and efficiently
• Collaborate with finance to manage the tracking and reporting of project budgets
• Drive on-going process improvements (new processes or procedures) to improve execution and efficiency of cross-functional teams
• Ensure each program follows the organization's procedures, but also exercise judgment and critical thinking when established procedures do not apply

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience
• An experienced project manager with a proven track record of managing multiple projects from concept stages to completion within a manufacturing environment
• Willingness and dedication to working in a fast-paced results-oriented environment focused on fundamental engineering excellence
• Must be well-versed with using Microsoft projects, primavera, or a similar project management software

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