Lead Controls Engineer, Cell Formation

The 4680 Cell is one of the most complex and challenging components designed and manufactured at Tesla. This is an exciting opportunity to build a world-class manufacturing facility right here in Austin. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work on a critical subsystem of incredibly exciting products. Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Controls Engineer to support the ramp of the factory and contribute to the design of robust and stable equipment. This Engineer will be at the forefront of controls technology and will be responsible for the advanced cell manufacturing equipment that produces Teslas cutting-edge batteries. The Controls Engineer will also work with cross-functional teams throughout the entire lifecycle of the product and processes.

They will work closely with Quality and Production to bring the new product from initial design through prototype development and finally into full production.

Ramp manufacturing lines including mechanical automation equipment robots electromechanical systems PLCs motion controls and vision systems

Program state machines for complex processes which involve conveyor processing multi-station parallel processing stamping machine data acquisition and PID control

Manage Safety standards ANSIRIA15.06 OSHA implementing controls reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots gantries conveyors and other high-volume manufacturing equipment

Define and manage a methodology for maintaining PLC code structure and backups

Design robust stable fault-tolerant systems with error handling and recovery

Train technicians on the maintenance and repair of your controls systems

Manage electrical cabinet builds field wiring pneumatic and fluid plumbing

Participate in early-stage equipment concept development balancing product specs process needs layout complexity cost and lead time

Mentor and guide a small team of Controls Engineers fostering technical growth problem-solving skills and ownership

Coordinate team workload timelines and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects

Degree or Equivalent Experience in an engineering discipline

7 years of experience as a hands-on mechanicalmanufacturing controls Engineer working on automation andor electromechanical systems

Advanced proficiency in programming industrial equipment in all IEC 61131-3 languages with a focus on structured text and ladder logic

Experience with Automated Warehousing Experience implementing and maintaining a database

Experience with Siemens TIA Portal Beckhoff Rockwell etc. Safety PLCs Siemens Allen Bradley Beckhoff etc.

Human Machine Interface HMI GUI - AB Panelview Ignition TIAWinCC B&R etc.

Field bus Networks EtherCAT ProfiNet ProfiBud Modbus Powerlink RS232 etc. and OPC UA. PLCs SCADA MES and other systems

Proficiency in selecting integrating appropriate circuit protectors wire and cable sensors safety hardware PLC hardware remote IO VFD and servo systems

Preferred experience in programming Cartesian SCARA and Articulated robots Fanuc Kuka etc.

Preferred experience with Vision systems Cognex Keyence etc.

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

401k 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