Controls Design Engineer

What to Expect

The Bay Area R&D and Facilities team is looking for a highly motivated Controls Engineer to work on a critical challenge facing the world's energy transition to sustainable energy. As a Controls Engineer, you will work closely with the design team, construction & commissioning team, supporting projects from concept through design, programming, HMI development, installation, integration, ramp up, and long-term operations, sustainability & operations.

What You'll Do

• Establish and maintain automation, controls, and instrumentation design standards and best practices. Lead automation scope definition, execution strategies, and technical decision-making across projects
• Oversee development and review of control philosophies, P&IDs, I/O lists, network architectures, and logic designs. Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, cybersecurity, and safety requirements
• Coordinate automation activities across engineering, operations, maintenance, and IT/OT stakeholders
• Mentor and develop automation engineers, designers, and specialists
• Lead the control system architecture design including the integration of HMI, SCADA, PLC, VFDs, safety PLCs, and 3rd party packaged equipment
• Lead the development of greenfield PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable. PLC code will interact with subsystems such as packaged equipment, life-critical safety systems, VFDs, starters, valves, PID Controllers, HVAC, and 3rd party equipment
• Work closely with the process design teams to develop process control narratives and process and instrumentation diagrams to ensure that process systems will operate safely and reliably
• Develop plant-wide supervisory systems to minimize unplanned downtime and centralize plant performance monitoring
• Responsible for implementing and managing continuous process optimization including the addition of advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality, productivity and reduce overall waste
• Available to travel for FAT and equipment installation and commissioning

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of design experience with instrumentation, controls, and process automation
• Experience with Siemens PLC and Ignition SCADA systems
• Experience supporting a 24/7 production/manufacturing facility is preferred
• Additional experience working with additional PLC platforms: Siemens, Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley, Omron
• Experience working with modern communication protocols: Profinet, EtherCAT, Ethernet IP, Modbus TCP
• Evidence of exceptional ability, including a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to leverage this understanding to solve challenging technical problems
• Demonstrated experience in the execution of controls projects from concept development through commissioning and ramp-up
• Demonstrated experience supporting a running production facility
• Experience participating in process hazard reviews and HazOps
• Experience with safety rated systems

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:

• 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

Expected Compensation $104,000 - $180,000/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.