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 

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