Technical Program Manager, Validation Platforms

Validation Platforms design, fabricate, and facilitate the test infrastructure that Tesla engineering and firmware organizations use to develop and validate software before it reaches the customer. The Processor-in-the-Loop (PiL) platform is a core part of that stack: real processors and PCBAs running against simulated I/O so firmware and software can be validated at scale.

As Technical Program Manager for this organization, you own the PCBA lifecycle that keeps PiL and related test platforms supplied, current, and buildable. This role is positioned between electrical engineering, software, purchasing, suppliers, and distribution. You’ll manage the boards, variants, and procurement workflows that make validation infrastructure real.  As a secondary program line, you may also support our other test infrastructure form factor that make up our Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) product line.

This is an EE-centered TPM role supporting the Processor-in-the-Loop Program. You should be fluent in how a PCBA is designed, released, fabricated, assembled, inspected, kitted, and revised — and able to drive that process across many concurrent board variants without losing configuration control.

- Own the PCBA procurement process for Validation Platforms, with primary focus on Processor-in-the-Loop hardware: demand, BOM readiness, fab/assembly, POs, incoming delivery, and allocation to builds
- Partner with EE through design, prototype, and spin cycles on DFM/DFT, AVL, lead-time risk, and manufacturability so board revisions land on time and are buildable
- Work with engineers to translate platform and test needs into board, revision, and configuration demand — which SKUs, which spins, which firmware-compatible hardware, and by when
- Own variant tracking across PiL and related test PCBAs: part numbers, revisions, BOMs, ECOs, configuration matrices, serial/lot traceability, and where each variant is deployed
- Drive execution with the team’s purchaser, CMs, fabricators, suppliers, and distribution. Clear shortages, long-lead parts, and delivery slips before they idle labs
- Maintain integrated schedules from schematic/layout freeze through fab, SMT, bring-up, and kitting against PiL milestones. Identify critical path, surface risk early, and escalate with a recovery plan
- Track inventory and WIP to avoid overbuilding obsolete spins
- Run reviews and status with EE, SWE, purchasing, and leadership. Keep a single source of truth and tighten the PCBA workflow so hardware can iterate as fast as software

- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- 3+ years in technical program management
- Proven track record of taking conceptual designs through to launched products - on time, under pressure, with competing priorities
- Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, and PowerPoint; comfort adopting AI-powered tools to automate reporting and accelerate decision-making
- Hands-on procurement experience - BoM ownership, material tracking, PO management, inventory, and relentless follow-through on open actions
- Self-driven, adaptable, and resourceful - someone who thrives in ambiguity, works independently across multiple programs, and solves problems by collaboration with right stakeholders
- Exceptional communicator - written, verbal, and visual, with the executive presence to align cross-functional teams and present confidently to leadership

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 $96,800 - $253,200/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.