<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>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 </li><li>Develop compelling product presentations and drive cross-functional alignment across execs and stakeholders </li><li>Establish hardware and software product success metrics and track performance against goals </li><li>Conduct market and competitive analysis, benchmarking specs, pricing, and manufacturing approaches </li><li>Synthesize customer feedback to validate requirements, focusing on reliability, performance, and ease of use </li><li>Assess technical feasibility and costs with engineering teams </li><li>Develop and execute pilot plans, analyzing results to refine hardware, firmware, and software </li><li>Ensure product compliance with certifications (e.g., UL, IEC) and policy, and deliver technical collateral (e.g., datasheets, manuals) </li><li>Manage feature handoffs, training, and launch events, presenting OK2Ship recommendations to leadership </li><li>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 </li><li>Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience </li><li>5+ years of product management launching hardware products; EV Charging experience a major plus </li><li>Strong knowledge of hardware development lifecycles, including software and firmware integration </li><li>Excellent communication and documentation skills for engaging executives, engineering teams, and users </li><li>Knowledge of renewable energy policies and regulations (e.g. product safety and compliance) is highly desired </li><li>Ability to execute many projects and tasks in parallel, across many teams, in a short timeframe, with demonstrated ability to pivot rapidly </li><li>Self-starter with a collaborative mindset </li></ul>