The Role
We are seeking a talented lead facilities controls engineer for our Fremont Factory in California. This candidate will be critical to lead the facilities controls engineering team. Join us to help accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy!
Responsibilities
- Manage team of engineers to support an operational manufacturing facility in a safe, reliable, and cost-effective manner. Support, direct, and coach engineers in the areas of system ownership, training, disciplinary action, problem resolution, and work delegation
- Lead efforts to identify system improvements and equipment modifications to improve safety, reliability, maintainability, and operability of the control systems. Act as primary point of contact for manufacturing for all controls facilities systems
- Develop and successfully implement operational procedures, alarm management, capacity and demand management, maintenance planning and execution
- Lead efforts to identify, develop, and design control panels, improvements, and upgrades to control systems for enhanced system functionality and reliability
- Automation and standardization of facilities infrastructure processes, such as HVAC, heated and cooled water, air & utility distribution, etc
- Create online operator safety documentation to provide additional guidance and system information to the operators, available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
- Develop PLC code and perform PLC configuration and validation
- Work closely with HMI development and Design to optimize data exchange and general system usability
- Participate in the execution of start-up and commissioning activities
Requirements
- BS/MS in an Engineering field (Majors in: Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Automation Engineering, etc.) or evidence of exceptional ability.
- 5+ years of experience as a hands-on Controls Engineer or Applications Engineer. Leadership experience with at least 2 direct reports preferred
- Advanced proficiency in programming industrial process: PLCs (Siemens, Allen Bradley), Human Machine Interface (HMI / GUI – Ignition, Siemens Comfort Panel)
- Ability to program state machines, data acquisition, and PID control. Proven ability to design fault-tolerant systems with error handling and recovery.
- Must be well versed in root cause analysis methodologies, failure mode analysis
- Configuration of controls networks including: Field bus Networks (ProfiNet, DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP, Safety rated field bus networks), Serial communication (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, ProfiBus, BacNet) between PLCs and instruments and microcontrollers, Ethernet communications between machine PLCs and database systems
- Experience transitioning products and processes from concept to production desired
- Ability to work independently with little to no direction
Compensation and Benefits
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)
- LGBTQ+ care concierge services
- 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
$88,000 – $276,000/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.