Program Manager Electronic Systems

Tesla is seeking a skilled and motivated manager to lead the Test Equipment team of electronic/electrical, mechanical, and software engineers for full life cycle development of automated test equipment, for Tesla's worldwide manufacturing programs for powertrain and energy products. The position is based in Berlin, Germany. You will revolutionize every facet of manufacturing test automation, and provide technical leadership to a superstar team., * Key responsibilities include component and circuit design and analysis, prototype build coordination and test, meet and exceed FPY, LPY, performance, availability and OEE requirements and targets, root cause analysis for production test related issues, and ensuring all developments meet and leverage global standards of excellence.

• Set the standard of technical and leadership excellence for the team. You will be capable of executing any level of test design to lead from the front.
• Develop innovative technologies for ultra-reliable testers, unit defect detection capabilities, and previously unimagined production rate scaling capabilities.
• Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits.
• Able to define most efficient plan for testing, focusing on test time reduction and appropriate complexity to promptly release testers.
• Design of electrical architecture, power processing equipment, and acquisition systems.
• Designing hardware, sourcing components, developing schematics, managing layout, and testing prototypes to validate hardware.
• Define test plans with hardware, mechanical, firmware, reliability, and safety design engineers from PCB, through module and fully assembled battery pack level.
• Manage test changes and system upgrades without impacting production.
• Train production and sustaining engineering to own test equipment.
• Team leadership, mentoring growing engineering team.

• Multiple years of experience designing best in class electrical products and test automation systems.
• Ability to lead projects and architect the overall system, working with mechanical, manufacturing, reliability, and software design teams.
• Exceptional expertise in powertrain and energy systems.
• Deep understanding of electrical, sampling, and noise theory.
• Solid experience with NI LabVIEW, Digital and Analog interfaces for high performance data acquisition and machine control.
• Proficiency with design and process integration, and electromechanical / mechatronic systems.
• Experience in deploying test machines in a large scale manufacturing environment, and ability to come up with rapid methods for scaling and duplication of test equipment.
• Significant simulation experience with SPICE and MATLAB.
• Experience in leading schematic entry and PCB layout using Altium. Strong depth in design for EMC, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Experience creating technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment.
• Remain engaged, proactive and positive in tough circumstances, owning assignments and taking full accountability for overall team success.

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