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(Senior/Staff) Technical Program Manager, Drive Unit Development (Powertrain) (m/f/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

Brandenburg, Germany (On-site)

(Senior/Staff) Technical Program Manager, Drive Unit Development (Powertrain) (m/f/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

1 Hour ago • 3-8 Years • Manufacturing

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Job Description

Tesla's drive unit development team seeks skilled Technical Program Managers to lead drive unit projects from prototype to launch. Responsibilities include defining and tracking schedules (e.g., using JIRA), coordinating with engineering leaders and cross-functional teams globally, managing technical issues, and overseeing build plans across multiple programs. The ideal candidate possesses an M.Sc. in Engineering (or equivalent experience) with 3+ years of program management experience for complex electromechanical products. Experience in planning schedules, analyzing metrics, and defining business cases for large-scale programs is crucial. Strong technical communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Must have:

M.Sc. in relevant Engineering field
3+ years program management experience
Experience with complex electromechanical products
Strong technical communication and collaboration
Schedule planning & resource allocation
Metrics analysis & business case definition

Good to have:

Drive unit fundamentals (motors, inverters, geartrains)
Understanding of drive unit mass production challenges

What to Expect

Tesla’s drive unit development team is looking for skilled and motivated technical program managers to push the drive unit propelling our vehicles to the next level. The team is presently working to improve the current - and design the next - generation of drive units and is looking for engineers (any level) to guide our designs through every phase from prototype to launch. It's an exciting work environment with plenty of engineering resources and bright colleagues to collaborate with. As an industry leading company, Tesla offers the opportunity to work on bleeding edge technology in a fast paced, dynamic, and high visibility role.

What You’ll Do

Lead successful execution of launches and improvement projects defining, tracking, communicating, and adjusting relevant schedules in an organized and methodical way, for example using JIRA.
Coordinate with engineering leaders, vendors, and cross-functional teams, e.g. manufacturing, reliability, and testing, across the globe to plan, de-risk, and guide programs from approval to completion.
Understand technical issues, prevent and identify blockers and drive them to closure, escalate as appropriate.
Manage build plans across multiple programs facilitating logistics, supporting production, and driving validation.

What You’ll Bring

M.Sc. in Engineering in a relevant field (e.g., Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics), or the equivalent in experience, with strong fundamentals and evidence of exceptional ability.
3+ experience in program management for complex electromechanical products.
Experience planning schedules and resources, analyzing and defining metrics and business cases for large-scale program implementations, with proven ability to drive them to success.
Proactive and organized collaborator, detail-oriented, with strong technical communication and documentation ability.

Additional Preferred Skills

Fundamentals of drive units, electric motors, traction inverters, and geartrains.
Understanding of the manufacturing challenges associated to drive unit mass production.

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