Role: Technical Project Engineer
Location: Smyrna TN
Duration: Contract
What to Expect
Battery Electronics team is on the hunt for a dynamic driven and passionate Technical Program Manager ready to supercharge innovation! In this highenergy role you will lead the charge in designing groundbreaking Battery Management Systems (BMS) PCBAs for Teslas cuttingedge automotive and energy products. These advanced PCBAs are crucial for driving safety optimizing battery performance and managing charge controlkey to the heart of Teslas highvoltage systems. Youll take the reins in every phase of product design from pioneering new technologies and orchestrating engineering builds to managing the supply chain communicating with stakeholders ramping up production and providing ongoing fleet support. This is your opportunity to lead transformative projects that power Teslas vision for the future!
What Youll Do
- Manage the endtoend program of BMS PCBAs overseeing their progression from concept to development and successful launch. Collaborate with key technical leaders ensuring each team adopts a methodical approach in their design and project execution
- Efficiently oversee and communicate scope schedule cost resources risks and launch changes ensuring smooth coordination and continuous communication with leadership stakeholders and team members
- Work with agility in a fastpaced environment managing conflicting priorities and meeting tight launch schedules
- Ensure all designs have robust validation and execution plans to achieve quality standards and reduce project risks
- Drive the initial NPI launch of products in both domestic and overseas locations
- Serve as the primary interface between the design team and the supply chain and suppliers ensuring optimal supply chain management and rampup plans for all designs including both prototype and production representative PCBAs
- Lead comprehensive product improvement projects informed by fleet analysis of failures production yield and cost reduction initiatives outlined by executive management
- Take a significant leadership role in the FMEA process for electronics systems and integration design areas
- Create and optimize advanced product development and validation processes making them easily implementable for the team while ensuring maximum value for the business
What Youll Bring
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience; Mechatronics Mechanical System Computer or Electrical Engineering is preferred
- Experience in technical project management in hardware or software
- Experience with Electrode Assembly formation
- Demonstrated application of project and program management fundamentals to complex engineering problems
- Detailoriented with strong recordkeeping and organizational skills. Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and tasks in parallel
- Demonstrated experience creating maintaining and communicating schedules
- Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to understand sophisticated electronics system design a plus
- Ability to work crossfunctionally with engineering production and supply chain personnel
- Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to understand complex problems and summarize in a simple way to a wide audience
- Must be proficient user in Microsoft PowerPoint Excel Word; Experienced with JIRA Confluence and Enovia considered a plus
- Remain engaged proactive and positive in tough circumstances owning assignments and taking full accountability for overall teams success