Strategic Programs Manager, Solar

What to Expect

Tesla’s Energy Engineering team is looking for a highly motivated individual to manage the near and long term roadmap for Solar products. This is a cross-functional role that requires coordination between many different groups within and outside of Tesla.

As part of the engineering team, you will manage the internal and externally generated hardware roadmap requests. You will use your engineering background to understand the organizational requirements necessary to fulfill requests and work with cross functional leaders to define final scope and timing of solutions. You will communicate and present project portfolio status to executive leadership, highlight risks, and develop recovery plans in the event of project slip or change requests.

You will be based out of the Bay Area (Palo Alto) with the expectation of some travel to other Tesla facilities as program needs dictate.

What You’ll Do

• Work with project management, hardware design, compliance, manufacturing, facilities, service, reliability, supply chain, and Tesla business leaders to identify and scope projects for key Solar hardware features
• Serve as the primary conduit into the engineering organization to deliver, manage, and communicate external stakeholder needs
• Manage the roadmap for hardware and key organizational milestones
• Ensure correct prioritization within the organization for full product lifecycle needs.
• Identify and help resolve strategic business risks
• Define processes and communication structures that will improve risk and change management

What You’ll Bring

• 7+ years of experience in project, product, or engineering management
• Clear and concise communicator with excellent verbal and presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience in the management of engineering projects through mass production and/or deployment
• Demonstrated understanding of hardware product design life cycles and factory planning & commissioning
• Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining, and communicating schedules
• Detail oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills
• Skills with common program management tools, software, and practices
• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline, preferably Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing or equivalent experience