Job Description

Locations

• Palo Alto, California, United States

Salary

Skills Required

• exceptional organization skillsintermediate
• strong technical skillsintermediate
• working understanding of electromechanical actuator design, testing, manufacturing, assemblyintermediate
• understanding of relevant technical risksintermediate
• strong technical communication abilityintermediate
• experience analyzing product metrics, business cases, and schedulesintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability (experience)
• 3+ years of experience in project management for complex electromechanical products (experience, 3 years)
• Extensive background in sourcing electric motors, geartrains, castings, and long lead time products (experience)
• Proactive, highly organized, and detail oriented, with strong technical communication ability - able to drive improvements across a global interdisciplinary team (experience)
• Experience analyzing product metrics, business cases, and schedules for large scale product implementation (experience)

Responsibilities

• Create, own, and manage design, build, industrialization, and test plans across multiple hardware development projects and communicate and resolve issues
• Central point of contact for specific hardware development, testing, and industrialization plans
• Coordinate with cross functional teams on multiple continents to prioritize and manage high-impact changes and drive improvements to all relevant project schedules
• Track and maintain key components and program metrics including cost, reliability, mass, and performance to schedule
• Lead critical priority reaction plans for design and quality risks
• Lead development of design, testing and validation timelines, DFMEAs, and DFMs
• Manage prototype sourcing and logistics for early-stage program needs
• Facilitate logistics and tracking for priority projects including shipment of prototype parts and test units amongst internal, supplier, and external test sites
• Conduct regular reviews with senior management to present project status updates.
• Collaborate with Engineering Part and System owners on Product updates and ensure all changes are well-documented and efficiently implemented

Benefits

• general: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• general: Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• general: Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• general: Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• general: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• general: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• general: Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• general: Employee Assistance Program
• general: Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• general: Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• general: Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• general: Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• general: Tesla Babies program
• general: Commuter benefits
• general: Employee discounts and perks program

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