Technical Project Manager, New Product Introduction

At Tesla we strive for a culture of continuous improvement not only launching new products/technologies but constantly updating and improving existing products. In Residential Energy we are always looking to make our process and products the safest, most efficient and highest quality on the market. The New Process/Product Introduction Technical Project Manager is responsible for the successful roll out of changes to existing products and processes within the Residential Energy Business. They will work closely with engineering, supply chain, demand planning and operations teams to ensure changes are successful.

• Serve as key point of contact for all cross-functional changes to existing products/process

• Run Change Control Board, meeting with change owners to ensure change have well defined positive business impact prior to leadership review

• Run trials, working with operations teams and customer to select candidates. Tracking trials through systems and ensuring they are successful learning opportunities

• Support trial data analysis (with change owner) to justify move to full scale launch, manage supersession and update site design tools for successful launch

• Create and maintain reports and presentations on a regular basis focused on project schedules and budgets, using data visualization

• Engage actively with individuals and multi-functional teams to ensure that projects are done on time and within budget

• Implement process improvements and scalability tools in above areas

• 5+ years of project management experience in new product introduction

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Understanding of manufacturing/operations, experience in residential energy is preferred.

• Proven ability to operate under pressure with rigid time constraints,

• Can track and manage multiple tasks simultaneously; Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, occasionally requiring extended hours

• Can work closely with cross-functional departments; Excellent written and verbal skills; Ability to communicate across cultures and geographic regions