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Additionally, the NPI Technical Program Manager is responsible for leading and mentoring their direct reports, helping them grow both personally and professionally. Another key responsibility is leading changes to sustaining products with minimal interruption to production flow. Success in this role requires understanding available resources and allocating them appropriately, recognizing how decisions in one area impact other departments and operational goals, tracking details and managing actions to closure, and ensuring cross-functional team adherence to NPI processes and procedures.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nManage the cross functional team to ensure successful launches of new products\nLead build core team meetings to coordinate all aspects of prototype builds, set build plans and evaluate constraints\nLead, guide, and mentor junior team members\nDrive material readiness with supply chain and material planning teams\nProvide direction to project engineers for priorities and trial requirements\nOwn product roadmaps\nPerform cost analyses to reduce product cost and manage inventory\nAid in the development and roll-out of NPI structure and processes\nCoordinate with process and quality engineers to support new product roll outs\n\nWhat You'll Bring\nDegree in Engineering, or equivalent experience\nEvidence of exceptional ability managing multiple complex programs/projects simultaneously\nMinimum of 7+ yrs. experience in mix of Engineering and Project Management fields\nExperience in production/manufacturing environment (semi-automated preferred)\nExecutive level communication skills, both verbal and written to both technical and non-technical team members\nAbility to work cross-functionally and manage large teams\nWorks well under pressure and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously\nAbility to adapt to changes quickly\n\nBenefits\n\nAlong with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:\n\nMedical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction\nFamily-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits\nDental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution\nCompany Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA\nHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits\nCompany paid Basic Life, AD&D\nShort-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)\nEmployee Assistance Program\nSick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays\nBack-up childcare and parenting support resources\nVoluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance\nWeight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs\nTesla Babies program\nCommuter benefits\nEmployee discounts and perks program\n\nTesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.\n\nTesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. 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