Product Manager, Factory Design Robotics
Tesla, Austin, TX, United States
What To Expect Tesla’s Robotics Software Engineering team designs and develops robotic controls and fleet management systems for manufacturing, material flow, and logistics use cases. This includes managing Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRSs), conveyor systems, and the potential integration of Optimus on the factory floor.
This role will support the Robotics SE team as part of the PMO, offering an exciting opportunity to drive real impact at the intersection of robotics, software, and data, ensuring project alignment with broader timelines, stakeholder communication, and execution. Strong data analytics skills are essential for assessing robot fleet performance, generating insights, and creating dashboards for engineers and leadership. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise, program management skills, and a data-driven mindset to optimize execution and decision-making. Strong engineering and program management fundamentals are required to work in a demanding and fast-paced environment as part of a strong, flexible, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today.
What You'll Do Product Readiness & Testing: Understand requirements, prepare a long-term vision for product validation and evaluate the product’s performance through testing to ensure its readiness for production
Data Analytics & Impact Assessment: Analyze robotic fleet performance, assess product impact, and translate findings into actionable insights with easy visualization of data
Project Tracking & Risk Management: Maintain a clear overview of all ongoing projects, identify risks early, and drive mitigation strategies. Clearly communicate priorities cross functionally and ensure product expectations are aligned
Process Optimization: Continuously refine program management processes to enhance productivity, collaboration, and execution speed. Be ready and willing to pivot as needed keeping in mind engineering preferences
What You'll Bring Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent experience
2+ years technical experience in program or product management preferably in robotics and automation
Hands on experience with data analytics using relational and time-series databases such as SQL and Prometheus, as well as visualization platforms like Grafana, to create meaningful dashboards
Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to synthesize complex technical information into clear, concise reports and presentations
Strong understanding of software development processes, tools, and experience with one or more high-level and low-level programming languages
Benefits Compensation and Benefits 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
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This role will support the Robotics SE team as part of the PMO, offering an exciting opportunity to drive real impact at the intersection of robotics, software, and data, ensuring project alignment with broader timelines, stakeholder communication, and execution. Strong data analytics skills are essential for assessing robot fleet performance, generating insights, and creating dashboards for engineers and leadership. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise, program management skills, and a data-driven mindset to optimize execution and decision-making. Strong engineering and program management fundamentals are required to work in a demanding and fast-paced environment as part of a strong, flexible, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today.
What You'll Do Product Readiness & Testing: Understand requirements, prepare a long-term vision for product validation and evaluate the product’s performance through testing to ensure its readiness for production
Data Analytics & Impact Assessment: Analyze robotic fleet performance, assess product impact, and translate findings into actionable insights with easy visualization of data
Project Tracking & Risk Management: Maintain a clear overview of all ongoing projects, identify risks early, and drive mitigation strategies. Clearly communicate priorities cross functionally and ensure product expectations are aligned
Process Optimization: Continuously refine program management processes to enhance productivity, collaboration, and execution speed. Be ready and willing to pivot as needed keeping in mind engineering preferences
What You'll Bring Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent experience
2+ years technical experience in program or product management preferably in robotics and automation
Hands on experience with data analytics using relational and time-series databases such as SQL and Prometheus, as well as visualization platforms like Grafana, to create meaningful dashboards
Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to synthesize complex technical information into clear, concise reports and presentations
Strong understanding of software development processes, tools, and experience with one or more high-level and low-level programming languages
Benefits Compensation and Benefits 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
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