Product Analyst, Megapack

Tesla Inc

Palo Alto, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$112,000–$204,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Accounting, Alternative Energy, Analysis Skills, Auditing, Automation, Best Practices, Business Analysis, Business Operations, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Childcare, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Detail Oriented, Document Change Management, Employee Assistance Plan, Finance, Finance Software, Financial Operations, Health Plan, IT Requirements, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Technology Software, Machine Tool, Mathematics, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Net Present Value (NPV), Operational Expenditure (OPEX), Orthodontics, Payroll Tax, Pricing, Python Programming/Scripting Language, R Programming Language, Regression Testing, Requirements Management, Sales Analysis, Sales Operations, Sanitation, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Development, Software Testing, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Spreadsheets, Stock Purchase Plans, System Operations, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Test Suite, Validation Testing, Vision Plan, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Palo Alto, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

We are looking for a Product Analyst with a strong engineering mindset to scale and automate our quoting engine. In this role you will closely collaborate with Product, Finance, Business Operations, IT, software, and other project leaders to support the growth of Teslas energy business.

This position requires a combination of technical acumen in scripting languages, understanding of basic accounting principles, and understanding of test-driven software development best practices. Previous work with quoting tools, background in tooling and automation for financial products, and experience in the renewable energy sector will set you apart. Attention to detail, strong communication skills, and ability to turn complex requirements into elegant generalizations are essential to success.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain the quoting engine ensuring its structure correctness, maintainability, and formal release discipline are held to an engineering standard.
  • Use VBA and/or Python scripting to automate processes, validate inputs, and extend tool capabilities.
  • Partner with Product to turn feature requirements into explicit testable logic constraints, configurations, pricing mechanics, and edge cases.
  • Partner with Finance to implement and maintain cost and pricing logic across all features, including CAPEX/OPEX treatments, margin rules, discounting, and approvals.
  • Translate open-ended requirements into deterministic outputs (e.g., generate CAPEX/OPEX tables that satisfy NPV equivalence constraints across valid configurations).
  • Harden the Excel engine with tests/automation while designing the transition to a scalable backend by building a testing and validation suite, regression tests, "golden quotes" invariant checks, scenario coverage to reduce manual errors.
  • Define and enforce guardrails, input controls, sanitation, auditability, documentation, and rigorous change management.
  • Provide requirements to the IT software team by producing clear functional specs, data definitions, decision logic, calculation steps, acceptance criteria, and test cases.
  • Drive the modernization roadmap, leading automation around Excel today and defining a clear path toward scalable backend quoting over time.

Requirements:

  • 3 years of experience in quoting systems, sales operations, or business/sales analysis roles working with quoting tools.
  • Deep Excel expertise and a willingness to work in Excel as a core part of the job (complex formulas, auditing, and structural optimization for maintainability).
  • Experience automating and auditing Excel logic and/or translating spreadsheet logic into code (e.g., Python, R, VBA, Office Scripts, Power Query, Power Pivot, or other scripting languages).
  • Strong engineering mindset, discipline around version control, ability to design tests, and comfort building CI-like gates for logic correctness.
  • Ability to convert ambiguity into precision; excellent at writing requirements that software teams can implement without interpretation.
  • Comfort operating at the intersection of product, finance, and software; strong communication and stakeholder management.
  • Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environments with evolving product definitions and short iteration cycles.

Bonus:

  • Experience in energy, fintech, pricing systems, or CPQ (quoting tools).

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).
  • 401k 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 - $204,000 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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