| Location | Austin, TX |
Tesla is currently seeking a motivated Technical Project Manager TPM to support Global Factory Design projects for Vehicle and Energy Products. This role focuses on managing layout and material flow from concept design through handoff of a fully detailed plan to Operations. This role will involve the coordination between multiple cross functional teams and ensure the most effective design of manufacturing shops across factories and identify best practices to carry forward to future factories. Strong engineering and project management fundamentals are required. It is critical for a successful applicant to solve problems using first principles analysis and exercise aggressive design optimization. This position may be based in RenoSparks NV or Austin TX.
The team is responsible for developing a factory design which supports seamless integration between production packaging material flow supply chain construction and facilities teams. Innovation is expected. Through a detailed understanding of the high-level factory objectives and extensive collaboration with the internal and external teams designing individual factory components this team ensures that the overall factory design achieves all of Teslas objectives. The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong agile and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today. The candidate will be able to think at a systems level to design optimal material delivery systems and factory layouts while making reasonable assumptions.
Manage resources timeline and budgets for the design and implementation of new layouts and material flow processes
Clearly communicate priorities and identifyresolve critical path items to ensure on-time delivery of new designs
Challenge internal teams and external partners to think creatively to push the boundaries of current thinking
Technically inclined with ability to zoom in and out of the problem statement and do whats best for Tesla
Immediately develop mitigation plans to address risks and delays escalating critical issues to senior management for visibility and support where required
Developmaintain collaborative working relationships with internal Tesla teams and vendors based on strong ethics effective & open communication and an emphasis on teamwork
Produce weekly progress reports that accurately reflect the status of the project with clear visuals and concise summaries
Establish processes for smooth handoff to the local operations teams
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Finance or equivalent technical experience
5 years technical project management experience manufacturingsupply chainconstruction preferred
PMP certification preferred
Ability to quickly understand new technical concepts at a working level
Experience managing multiple large projects concurrently with complex work streams and high degrees of variationuncertainty
Ability to quickly resolve conflicts while maintaining strong team relationships
Comfortable working with ambiguous data
Experience creating and presenting program-level schedules and developing clear visuals to describe relevant project objectivesissues
Strong communicator at all organizational levels
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