Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Cell New Product Introduction (NPI)

Battery Cells are the common denominator for every Tesla product. Our environment is fast-paced and incredibly exciting. Tesla moves quickly, so being passionate and self-motivated to push your limits is critical. The Technical Program Manager (TPM) of the GFBB Cell New Product Introduction (NPI) team is responsible for leading product/process changes & supporting development of manufacturing processes for Cell production.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to help drive the introduction of new products and processes for cell manufacturing. Cell manufacturing requires a high degree of precision and reliability, and the key to sustained success and scalability is a robust new product introduction process. The primary responsibility will be leading the testing and validating systems, parts, & processes involved in cell production and manufacturing development, such as driving trials/builds on pilot/mass-production representative scale, maintaining program roadmaps, leading deep-dive technical challenge forums, & aligning cross-functional members to common program priorities & KPI’s. Ultimately, you will manage introductions of major coordinated changes into our manufacturing systems and factories through multiple product phases.

• Develop a deep understanding of our product design and manufacturing processes to technically inform impact of changes
• Establish/maintain validation standards, develop testing protocols, lead trials/ builds/ equipment/ production readiness.
• Lead data reviews of documented test results to inform conclusions to draw back to respective programs and maintain records
• Lead program trials/builds across different levels of maturity (A/B/C-Phase Builds, Development builds or DOE’s, etc); coordinate cross-functional effort within our existing manufacturing systems
• Support design and engineering teams in early development trials/builds and scaling of product/process changes from pilot to mass production manufacturing scale
• Support design and process engineers by doing data analysis and understanding how they need to align on managing change
• Analyze and determine the optimal solutions for change coordination with manufacturing, other Tesla plants, and suppliers (including EBOM, MBOM, Change Control, etc.)
• Work with stakeholders to take a vague problem statement, refine the scope of the analysis, and use the results to drive informed decisions