**Technical Program Manager, Drive Systems**

Job Category Operations & Business Support Location Austin, Texas Req. ID 112787 Job Type Full-time **The Role**

The Structures Technical Program Manager will be the Engineering Program owner for all Drive Systems castings and structural parts. Their core responsibility will be managing execution for new product launches, production design improvements, and capacity expansion projects. They will support the Engineering team by tracking and organizing all relevant schedules and metrics and managing resource prioritization across active projects. They will also be the teams central owner for build plan and work with Global Sourcing and Factory Operations to ensure production demand is met and drive escalation and resolution for any risks to schedule.

In addition to exceptional organization skills, the Structures TPM must also utilize strong technical skills to work in depth with multiple engineering teams to lead technical reviews, testing and validation planning, and highly involved impact reviews for implementation planning. They are expected to have an in depth understanding of manufacturing, assembly, and testing requirements for the product and a clear understanding of relevant technical risks. They are also expected to use this knowledge to drive high priority reaction and resolution plans across all relevant teams for any design or product quality issues discovered in the product lifecycle.

**Responsibilities**

Act as Engineering Program owner for all DSE Structures product launches and improvement projects

Manage build plans across multiple programs and communicate and resolve shortfalls

Coordinate with cross functional teams on multiple continents to prioritize and manage high-impact changes and drive improvements to all relevant project schedules

Track and maintain key component and program metrics including cost, reliability, mass, and performance to schedule

Lead critical priority reaction plans for design and quality risks

Lead development of testing and validation timelines, DFMEAs, and DVP&Rs

Mange prototype sourcing and logistics for early-stage program needs

Facilitate logistics and tracking for priority projects including shipment of trial parts and test units amongst internal, supplier, and external test sites

Document lessons learned and extend new improvements and best practices across projects and into new launches

Collaborate with Engineering Part and System owners on Product updates and ensure all changes are well-documented and efficiently implemented with Operations groups.

Requirements

Background in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability

Minimum 4 years experience in project management for complex mechanical products

Extensive background in sourcing for large die castings or other technically complex, long lead time products

Proactive, highly organized, and detail oriented, with strong technical communication ability - able to drive improvements across a global interdisciplinary team

Experience analyzing product metrics, business cases, and schedules for large scale implementation

**Employee Benefits**

As a full time Tesla employee you will receive full benefits from day 1 for you and your dependents.

Kaiser and UnitedHealthcare PPO and HSA plans (including infertility coverage)

3 medical plan choices with $0 paycheck contribution

Vision & dental plans (including orthodontic coverage)

Company paid Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability

401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and employee discounts