Associate Engineering Manager, Regulatory Compliance

What To Expect
Regulatory product compliance is a critical business function and a rapidly expanding sector. This role facilitates global market access for our charging and energy storage products by navigating evolving local, national, and international codes, standards, and regulations (e.g., IEC, UL, NEC).

The Tesla Energy Compliance team seeks a Laboratory Associate Manager to lead our specialist abuse and validation testing laboratory — a highly regulated, critical-path function ensuring product safety and performance worldwide. You'll manage the end-to-end test lifecycle, driving operational excellence while fostering a high-performing team passionate about innovation and safety.

What You'll Do

Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of 10-20 technicians/engineers; conduct performance reviews, training, and succession planning

Test Operations: Oversee planning, execution, reporting, and analysis of abuse, safety, and validation tests; ensure 100% traceability, data integrity, and compliance with ISO 17025 and regulatory standards

Resource & Infrastructure Management: Procure, calibrate, and maintain specialized test equipment (e.g., Data recording, transducers, high-voltage rigs); manage lab layout, upgrades, and capacity scaling geared towards highly specialized testing

EHS & Risk Management: Champion Environmental Health & Safety protocols; lead incident investigations, risk assessments, and mitigation for high-hazard testing (e.g., arc flash, thermal runaway)

Quality & Continuous Improvement: Implement QA/QC processes, root-cause analysis (e.g., 8D, FMEA), and KPIs; drive laboratory accreditation and efficiency gains

Budget & Oversight: Manage annual budget; negotiate with suppliers, external laboratories and emergency services

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with R&D, product engineering, program managers, first responders, and external regulatory agencies such Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) to align test planning, program timelines & project status, and proactively seek to resolve issues

What You'll Bring

Bachelors or Equivalent Experience in electrical/mechanical engineering or related field; 5 years managing testing labs in energy, automotive, or high-tech sectors

Proven track record in regulated testing (e.g., UL 9540, IEC 62133) and the associated test equipment

Expertise in lab automation/tools (e.g., LabVIEW, Python scripting)

Strong leadership, project management (e.g., Agile/PMI), and communication skills

Experienced in an unpredictable (fault testing) environment with high voltage / high current / high energy products

Experience working with external regulatory agencies

EHS / LEAN Practitioner

Developed and implemented ISO 17025 / ISO 9001 procedures

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:

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

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