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# Software Product Manager, Design Automation Software

- **Company:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $112,000 - $264,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Applications, Electronic Design Automation, Software Engineering, User-Centered Design
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-product-manager-design-automation-software-palo-alto-ca--d760c996-68a0-4cd2-bec6-0de29d1a5e11

## About the Role

Automation Systems, Product Management, Product Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Design, Battery Engineering, Mechanical Design, Software Development, Product Management, Establish Priorities, * Degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience or evidence of exceptional ability

 * Experience managing software development (e.g. software product manager) strongly preferred
 * Strong focus on user-centered design and measurable outcomes
 * Experience working in an organization that designs and manufactures complex hardware products preferred
 * Experience with mechanical design engineering processes preferred
 * Experience creating operational metrics and dashboards preferred

## Description

Tesla's Vehicle Engineering department is composed of thousands of the world's best vehicle, battery, and manufacturing engineers. These Engineers are responsible for the mechanical and industrial design of all major programs, for example, batteries, Optimus, Robotaxi, and all new factories. Design Technology, which is part of Vehicle Engineering, is responsible for making the tools these Engineers use every bit as intelligent and dynamic as the products themselves.

As a Software Product Manager on the Design Technology team, you will drive the development of software applications that automate or streamline parts of the design process.

 * Discover and prioritize the most important problems to solve through deep understanding of your customers and their needs
 * Define metrics for measuring business impact and use them to make data-driven prioritization decisions
 * Define and socialize product vision, strategy, and an outcome-based roadmap
 * Prepare actionable epics, stories, and bugs and collaborate with the Technical Lead on maintaining a prioritized backlog for the team, balancing business outcomes with tasks that enable the team to reliably deliver customer value at a sustainable pace
 * Validate that delivered solutions solve intended business objectives by applying predefined measures
 * Coordinate release of software, including release notes, documentation, training, and internal marketing