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

2 Months ago • 3 Years + • Manufacturing

Job Summary

Job Description

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated and experienced (Senior/Staff) Technical Program Manager to lead product/process changes and support the development of manufacturing processes for cell production at its Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg. Responsibilities include developing a deep understanding of product design and manufacturing processes, establishing validation standards, leading trials and builds, conducting data reviews, and managing the introduction of major changes into manufacturing systems. The role requires strong cross-functional management, problem-solving skills, and experience with new product introduction (NPI) processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment, ideally within battery cell manufacturing. The ideal candidate will possess strong engineering skills and experience with pilot and mass production manufacturing.
Must have:
  • 3+ years TPM experience in high-volume manufacturing
  • Cross-functional management & technical leadership
  • NPI or product/process launch experience
  • Problem-solving & priority adjustment skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Pilot and/or mass production manufacturing experience
  • Strong engineering skills and proven track record
Good to have:
  • Battery cell manufacturing experience
  • Production operations knowledge (OEE, error proofing, etc.)
  • Understanding of manufacturing validation processes

Job Details

What to Expect

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.

What You’ll Do
  • 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
What You’ll Bring
  • Bachelor’s degree in quantitative discipline (Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent
  • 3+ years of experience as a Technical Project/Program Manager in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with cross-functional management & being a technical leader
  • Experience in New Product Introduction or product/process launches (& associated change management systems & validation methodologies); Experience in early to mature material/product phases
  • Ability to problem solve and adjust priorities in a fast-moving and constantly evolving high growth environment, Comfortable in an environment with unstructured, incomplete, and ambiguous data
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience with pilot and/or mass production manufacturing (Battery cell manufacturing experience preferred)
  • Strong engineering skills and proven track record of exceptional ability (i.e., you personally solved difficult problems that moved the needle on meaningful projects)
  • Production Operations Knowledge - has a firm understanding of how complex production lines operate including key items such as industrial workings between facilities/departments, line balance, OEE, error proofing, etc.
  • Understanding of how the manufacturing validation process runs in relation to complex new products that stretch across various engineering teams and manufacturing centers/factories (methodology, validation plans, associated KPIs)

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