Technical Program Manager, Cell Manufacturing Electronics

What to Expect Tesla’s Cell Manufacturing Electronics team is seeking a highly motivated Hardware Program Manager to lead the development and delivery of ultra-reliable cell manufacturing and qualification products, including formation manufacturing and cell cycling systems. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring close collaboration across design engineering, manufacturing engineering, production operations, supply chain, compliance, reliability, and test to define and execute new product programs while driving improvements and changes to existing products. As part of the design engineering organization, you will work across the product development and manufacturing lifecycle, shepherding programs from concept and design through prototype development, validation, manufacturing bring-up, and ramp to high-volume production. Your engineering background and experience with semiconductor and/or energy/vehicle products will enable you to understand product and manufacturing requirements, assess technical and operational risks, develop effective validation strategies, and accelerate the transition from engineering development to production. You will own program execution with a high degree of autonomy, establishing priorities, managing dependencies, resolving cross-functional issues, and ensuring programs meet quality, cost, technical, and schedule objectives. You will communicate program status and key decisions to engineering leadership, proactively identify risks and schedule impacts, and develop recovery plans to keep programs on track. In addition to managing individual programs, you will help develop and implement tools, processes, and best practices that improve engineering execution, risk management, change management, and organizational productivity. This role is based in San Diego, with travel to manufacturing facilities in California Bay Area and/or Texas as required by program needs. What You'll Do Own end-to-end program execution for Cell Manufacturing electronics controllers and their PCBAs – from schematic / layout freeze through fabrication, DFM, bring-up, design release, NPI and mass production Run a single schedule and risk picture across EE, ME, firmware, integration, test, sourcing, and NPI. Unblock PCBA design release and DFM gates; keep board CMs and internal teams on the same facts 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 Take a significant leadership role in the FMEA process for electronics, systems, and integration design areas. Ensure all designs have robust validation and execution plans to achieve quality standards and reduce project risks Create and optimize advanced product development and validation processes, making them easily implementable for the team while ensuring maximum value for the business Coordinate board builds and trial lots: priorities, material, CM throughput, and issues that would slip the next hardware revision Drive alignment between system interfaces (e.g. ME, EE, FW, MFG Process). Turn open questions into owners, dates, and written decisions Keep program status, specs, and action trackers current so engineering and leadership can decide the same day Oversee and communicate scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, decisions, and launch changes, ensuring coordination and communication with leadership, stakeholders, and team members, build alignment and accountability across multiple levels of the organization What You'll Bring 2+ years experience of hardware technical project management, including owning PCBA or electronic controller programs. Robotics, automotive, consumer electronics, medical device, or aerospace controller / avionics programs with contract manufacturer experience preferred Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field,…

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