Technical Program Manager, Robotics Software

Tesla's Robotics Software Engineering team designs and develops robotic controls and fleet management systems for manufacturing, material flow, and logistics use cases. This includes managing Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRSs), conveyor systems, and the potential integration of Optimus on the factory floor.
This role will support the Robotics SE team as part of the PMO, offering an exciting opportunity to drive real impact at the intersection of robotics, software, and data, ensuring project alignment with broader timelines, stakeholder communication, and execution. Strong data analytics skills are essential for assessing robot fleet performance, generating insights, and creating dashboards for engineers and leadership. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise, program management skills, and a data-driven mindset to optimize execution and decision-making. Strong engineering and project management fundamentals are required to work in a demanding and fast-paced environment as part of a strong, flexible, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today.
The team operates in Fremont, CA, and Austin, TX, with frequent travel to Tesla factories worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Project Tracking & Risk Management: Maintain a clear overview of all ongoing projects, identify risks early, and drive mitigation strategies. Clearly communicate priorities cross functionally and ensure product expectations are aligned

• Data Analytics & Impact Assessment: Analyze robotic fleet performance, assess product impact, and translate findings into actionable insights with easy visualization of data

• Product Readiness & Testing: Understand requirements, prepare a long-term vision for product validation and evaluate the product's performance through testing to ensure its readiness for production

• Process Optimization: Continuously refine program management processes to enhance productivity, collaboration, and execution speed. Be ready and willing to pivot as needed keeping in mind engineering preferences

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent experience
• 2+ years technical experience in program or project management preferably in robotics and automation
• Hands on experience with data analytics using relational and time-series databases such as SQL and Prometheus, as well as visualization platforms like Grafana, to create meaningful dashboards
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to synthesize complex technical information into clear, concise reports and presentations
• Strong understanding of software development processes, tools, and experience with one or more high-level and low-level programming languages

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