Manager, Technical Programs, Megapack Tesla Motors, Inc. paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, Texas, Brookshire Oct 07, 2026

What to Expect Tesla is seeking a Manager, Technical Programs to lead Production Planning, Factory Strategy planning, and high-impact Special Projects across Energy manufacturing. This role is responsible for driving planning alignment and execution across MFCA and MFTX, ensuring factory plans are executable, risks are surfaced early, and strategic initiatives translate into on-the-ground results. In this role, you will lead and coordinate the teams responsible for production planning, labor planning and factory strategy at both sites, owning planning cadence, cross-site alignment, and execution discipline. You will partner closely with Production, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, Design, Manufacturing Engineering and Commercial teams to balance near-term execution with longer-term factory readiness, ramps, and cost-down priorities. What You'll Do

Lead production planning execution across MFCA and MFTX, owning build plans, replans, and planning cadence across short- and mid-term horizons to meet volume, cost, and delivery targets

Manage and coordinate factory strategy planning for both sites, supporting capacity ramps, line readiness, downtime strategy, new programs and long-range planning in alignment with demand and POR assumptions

Lead special projects that drive optimization cut across Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and Quality, including ramp readiness, throughput recovery, cost-down initiatives, and execution risk burn-down

Identify risks to production output, clear-to-build, labor, tooling, or materials, and drive cross-functional mitigation plans to set up the programs for long term success. closure

Develop and maintain planning tools, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms that improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making for factory and leadership teams while driving innovation and standardization to continue scaling the business

Partner with senior leaders to surface tradeoffs, evaluate scenarios, and enable timely, high-confidence decisions that materially impact factory performance and long-term strategy What You'll Bring

Degree in Engineering, Operations, or equivalent practical experience

7+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, technical program management, or industrial engineering

Demonstrated success owning multi-program or factory-level initiatives in high-ambiguity environments

Strong analytical background with experience in production planning, capacity modeling, or operational finance

Executive-level communication skills, with the ability to influence critical decisions and align cross-functional teams

Proven ability to operate independently, define problems, and deliver outcomes that scale beyond individual contribution

Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-pressure environments while managing multiple competing priorities

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 Notify me of jobs like this