The Tesla New Product Introduction (NPI) Associate Manager is responsible for leading cross-functional teams to manage and develop talent, while holding overall accountability for change management processes, including overseeing the seamless integration of product updates, engineering changes, and new launches into assigned factories.
Requirements
- Production Operations Knowledge: Has a firm understanding of how complex production lines operate including key items such as industrial workings between facilities/departments, line balance, OEE, error proofing, etc.
- DFM (Design for manufacture): Experienced at assessing manufacturability and able to clearly articulate issues and propose resolutions
- Extremely knowledgeable of how material moves through the supply chain and throughout the factory
- Clear understanding of how the manufacturing validation process runs in relation to new products (methodology, validation plans, associated KPIs)
- Able to develop and sustain resource management plans in regard to current and future planned tasks
- Outstanding problem-solving skills; adverse in various problem-solving methodologies
- Deep understanding of production line layout, flow and modeling
Responsibilities
- Drive all production launch activities for new or revised product(s) into the factory/factories
- Effectively manage the NPI team you are appointed to lead (potentially composed of Program Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Technicians)
- Resource management for area of responsibility
- Build performance plans for your respective team
- Ensure that NPI processes and guidelines are followed in all doings
- Iterate current; establish and develop new processes related to NPI operations as business needs change
- Lead project status/decision making reviews at an executive level
Other
- Ten plus (10+) years’ (Mgr.) experience in automotive, high tech, or other high volume/high complexity manufacturing in a similar capacity coupled with demonstration of exceptionable ability
- Five plus (5+) years’ (Mgr.) experience directly managing people in engineering or similar project management capacities
- Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Ability to provide clear project direction and status to the support functions
- Ability to facilitate key decision-making forums
