Sr. Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer, Cybertruck, Body in White
What to Expect Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Controls Engineer to contribute to the design and development of new automation equipment and assembly lines, working alongside Manufacturing Engineering peers to develop machine and process concepts, draft detailed electrical schematics, and oversee sourcing of electrical panel builds. The Controls Engineer will program all equipment code components - including PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and servo drives - and calibrate and fine-tune equipment until production targets are met, while simultaneously managing project documentation such as scope, schedule, and budget. Throughout this process, the Controls Engineer is expected to contribute lessons learned back to Tesla's global standards.
What You'll Do Project management of external vendors and internal teams, including management of scope, budget, schedule, communications, and quality
Electrical design & drafting meeting industry standards (NFPA, UL, etc.), including selection of hardware components
Equipment code programming, including PLCs, HMIs, robotics, motion, vision systems, safety controllers, SCADA integration, networking, etc.
Safety assessments and buyoffs meeting industry standards (IEC)
Continuous improvement, including equipment troubleshooting, engineering analysis of cycle time, availability, yield, etc.
Standards document development
What You'll Bring Prior experience with project management of external vendors and/or internal teams
Experience with electrical design and drafting using EPLAN or AutoCAD
Familiarity with the NRTL program, NFPA 79, and UL 508A
Experience programming with Siemens TIA Portal; ladder logic and graph
Familiarity with Siemens SICAR standard
Experience programming Fanuc and KUKA robots
Experience programming iRVision, Keyence, and/or Cognex vision systems
Experience performing safety assessments and buyoffs
Familiarity with IEC 13849-1 and ANSI/RIA R15.06
Technical writing competency, especially with development of technical standards
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
Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.