Technical Program Manager, Cell Formation

We’re looking for a highly motivated Technical Program Manager who will drive the development of the firmware and software services that runs the mass production formation process. In this role you will interface with a team of 25+ engineers to help understand needs, quantify impact, and prioritize efforts in order to effectively deliver a world-class manufacturing system. You will work with peers across the 4680 Cell organization to make data-driven decisions on project planning and execution by tracking key formation performance metrics in order to ensure firmware/software teams are focused on and efficiently delivering meaningful features. Moreover, you will help to coordinate development efforts with other teams (e.g. production, equipment, process development, controls, etc.) to make sure that projects are efficiently executed from initial planning to deployment to mass production lines around the world.

• 3+ year experience leading and/or managing teams of software or firmware engineers and their development
• Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline, proof of exceptional skills in related fields, or equivalent
• Can demonstrate ability to meet deadlines and perform under high pressure and a bias for action
• Demonstrated ability to lead others, either directly (experience as a manager) or indirectly (leading a project and influencing external teams to align to your vision)
• Demonstrated understanding of hardware and software engineering development process and experience in the management of engineering projects through mass production or deployment
• Excellent organization skills with a meticulous attention to detail and clear and concise communicator with excellent verbal and presentation skills using common MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Curiosity to understand how the overall cell manufacturing, formation system (equipment, software/firmware, and people) works together to deliver high-quality cells and prefer experience in high-volume manufacturing industry, especially Li-Ion cell production