Technical Program Manager

Tesla
California
What To Expect
The Role Tesla is seeking a Technical Program Manager on the Vehicle Assembly team to be part of a world-class team of engineers that are responsible for designing and building the vehicle assembly equipment at the Tesla factories. As a Technical Program Manager, you are responsible for managing technical projects from “cradle to grave”. This includes driving the design and implementation of new manufacturing lines globally across various vehicle assembly shops for new or existing products. Program managers own driving the scope, schedule, implementation and cost of the entire program as well as additional functions such as vendor relations, stakeholder management and report outs to leaders.

The key objective of the Vehicle Assembly team is developing new and innovative solutions in the factory and help Tesla achieve its ambitious manufacturing goals. All these manufacturing processes will be initially planned, assembled and tested at our Tesla facilities in NA or other factories/facilities around the world.

What You'll Do

Define new program goals and align on common strategy in accordance across the manufacturing organizations - “Concept to completion” ownership of projects from project ideation, validation and production executionWork collaboratively with all engineering stakeholders (project engineering, industrial engineering, design, controls, software etc.) through the various stages of the project: Concept development, prototype testing, engineering design, system build, integration, and testingDrive product requirements and manufacturing solutions with all internal stakeholders such as infrastructure, logistics, controls, software and manufacturing engineering teams for the success of the projectSet goals, track deliverables, identify risk and drive mitigations across all stages of the projectOwn execution and completion of multiple programs/projects, as needed. Help develop processes/systems needed for teams to succeedIdentify resource requirements and highlight gaps across various stages for all projectsOwn report-outs for all projects, highlighting status, risks, mitigations and opportunities across all levels of management/functions within Tesla. Manage road-map of milestones working within the framework of the overall program

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience requiredExperience in technical program or project management, ideally with multiple delivered projects of medium ($1-25M+) to large sized capital equipment systemsExperience developing processes and methodologies to suit specific engineering workflows desiredTechnical understanding of manufacturing processes – low, medium and high volumeKnowledge of JIRA and diverse continuous integration workflows is a plus

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits Company paid Basic Life, AD&D Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period) Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays Back-up childcare and parenting support resources Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs Tesla Babies program Commuter benefits Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation

$112,000 - $217,200/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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Posted 2026-08-21

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