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Staff Hardware Product Manager, Charging Job at Tesla in Palo Alto

Tesla, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94306

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What To Expect
The Hardware Product Manager will be part of our energy engineering teams that are responsible for delivering end to end products and services to support Tesla Energy and Charging.

In this role you will be responsible for the end-to-end success of hardware products in the commercial charging portfolio. In this role, you will shape the product roadmap, define customer-centric solutions, manage stakeholder expectations and oversee the successful launch of charging hardware products. You will drive a broad range of evolving initiatives, constantly chasing the ideal customer experience across a range of use cases. The ideal candidate combines deep hardware expertise, firmware/software fluency, and the ability to understand customer and market desires. Our team values a rock-solid work ethic, team-oriented personality, creativity, passion, and a desire to lead electric vehicle charging at scale.

What You'll Do

  • Identify underlying customer problems and create detailed (hardware, firmware, software and UX) product requirements in collaboration with engineering to ensure everything from installation to daily user experiences is incredibly intuitive
  • Develop compelling product presentations and drive cross-functional alignment across execs and stakeholders
  • Establish hardware and software product success metrics and track performance against goals
  • Conduct market and competitive analysis, benchmarking specs, pricing, and manufacturing approaches
  • Synthesize customer feedback to validate requirements, focusing on reliability, performance, and ease of use
  • Assess technical feasibility and costs with engineering teams
  • Develop and execute pilot plans, analyzing results to refine hardware, firmware, and software
  • Ensure product compliance with certifications (e.g., UL, IEC) and policy, and deliver technical collateral (e.g., datasheets, manuals)
  • Manage feature handoffs, training, and launch events, presenting OK2Ship recommendations to leadership
  • Drive successful commercialization of charging products by ensuring high quality of product launches, working closely with cross-functional teams across the engineering and commercial organizations


  • What You'll Bring

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of product management launching hardware products; EV Charging experience a major plus
  • Strong knowledge of hardware development lifecycles, including software and firmware integration
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills for engaging executives, engineering teams, and users
  • Knowledge of renewable energy policies and regulations (e.g. product safety and compliance) is highly desired
  • Ability to execute many projects and tasks in parallel, across many teams, in a short timeframe, with demonstrated ability to pivot rapidly
  • Self-starter with a collaborative mindset


  • Benefits
    Compensation and Benefits
    Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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


  • Expected Compensation

    $128,000 - $228,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

    Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

    , Tesla

    Seniority level

    • Seniority level

      Mid-Senior level

    Employment type

    • Employment type

      Full-time

    Job function

    • Job function

      Product Management and Marketing
    • Industries

      Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities

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