Staff Product Manager, Industrial Power Electronics Hardware

Tesla’s Industrial Products team is looking for a Staff Product Manager to own the next-generation medium-voltage power electronics platform used across battery energy storage, utility-scale solar, and SI data center applications worldwide.

This product consolidates medium-voltage power conversion, protection, and control into a single factory-engineered cabinet — a solid-state transformer (SST) inverter with integrated solid-state circuit protection. It replaces a conventional medium-voltage transformer, switchgear / ring main unit, and discrete power conversion system. The same hardware family is configured as a utility-scale solar inverter and as a data center power supply unit that converts medium-voltage AC to high-density rack-level DC.

You will define product requirements across those applications, drive the roadmap, and work with hardware engineering, firmware, sales, and operations to bring world-class MV solutions to market at global scale.

- Own the product roadmap and strategy for Tesla’s medium-voltage power electronics (MVPE) platform — covering the battery energy storage MV interface, the utility-scale solar inverter, and the data center power supply unit

- Define product requirements and performance targets for SST inverters: MV AC voltage, DC bus window, power rating, protection, thermal performance, and firmware behavior

- Serve as the internal subject matter expert on medium-voltage power electronics, solid-state transformers, solid-state circuit breakers, interconnection, and how SST inverters displace conventional PCS + MV transformer + switchgear stacks

- For utility-scale solar: define requirements for a stand-alone MV solar inverter, including AC-coupled solar-plus-storage at medium voltage, plant-level controls, and grid-code ride-through

- For data centers: engage hyperscalers, colocation providers, and design-build firms on MV AC to 800 V DC rack distribution, power density, fault containment, and integration with storage, on-site generation, and the campus electrical system

- Quantify customer value versus legacy architectures — footprint, install time, conversion efficiency, CapEx vs. OpEx, power density, and PUE — and turn those into positioning, configuration strategy, and business cases

- Partner with power-electronics, embedded-firmware, EMS / SCADA, mechanical, and manufacturing teams around a unified release plan. Co-define control features such as grid-forming, black start, reactive power / Volt-VAR, anti-islanding, voltage ride-through, and remote diagnostics

- Ensure electrical, thermal, and firmware designs meet applicable IEEE, IEC, UL, and NEC

- Collaborate with global sales and applications engineering on regional MV voltage classes, grounding and protection schemes, and configuration strategy. Support proposals, value models, and technical collateral versus legacy UPS / transformer and central-inverter + MVT architectures

- Drive the product through concept, design, qualification, launch, and commercialization. Develop datasheets, application guides, specifications, and training materials for internal and external audiences

- 5+ years in medium-voltage power electronics, electrical engineering, or energy infrastructure — with recent hands-on exposure to inverters, solid-state transformers, PCS, or MV conversion hardware

- Deep understanding of bidirectional inverter design and grid-support functions (grid-forming, reactive power / Volt-VAR, anti-islanding, black start, frequency response, voltage ride-through)

- Working knowledge of MV systems: <36 kV AC classes, grounding and fault protection, solid-state and conventional circuit breakers, switchgear / ring main units, and interconnection

- Direct exposure to at least one of: utility-scale solar inverters (central or medium-voltage), or data-center power architectures (MV distribution, 800 V DC, UPS / PDU, hyperscale electrical design). Experience across both is a strong plus

- Background in product management, applications engineering, or sales engineering in the MV, power-electronics, solar, or data-center power space

- Comfort building customer ROI / TCO models and making trade-off decisions across customer value, technical feasibility, and time-to-market

- Strong ability to translate technical requirements into product decisions and communicate clearly across hardware engineering, firmware, commercial, and executive teams

- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical field, or equivalent experience

- Experience working across multiple regulatory environments and global markets preferred

- Passion for accelerating the energy transition and enabling large-scale solar, storage, and AI infrastructure

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
- Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)
Expected Compensation $136,000 - $294,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.