Sr. Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer, Cybertruck, Body in White

Description:
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.

Responsibilities:
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

Requirements:
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 & 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