Associate Controls Engineer

About the role

The night shift Associate Controls Engineer for the Remanufacturing team will commission, troubleshoot, and program automated equipment systems, robot applications, conveyor systems, vision systems, and process/equipment monitoring components. You will collaborate with the maintenance team to identify, fix, and improve equipment and controls-related failures.

Responsibilities

• Lead controls commissioning efforts for more than seven different manufacturing lines.
• Support and assist the maintenance team in troubleshooting difficult breakdowns and chronic equipment failures related to control systems.
• Implement and manage continuous process optimization, including adding advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality, productivity, and reduce waste.
• Maintain and program state machines for complex processes involving conveyor processing, multi-station parallel processing, and data acquisition.
• Oversee controls-related activities in the production shop, leading and assisting production and maintenance in all controls-related topics and issues.
• Use complex electrical schematics and blueprints to troubleshoot and correct problems.
• Develop and maintain Ignition projects and gateways, including scripting API calls to web applications, managing database connections and named queries, and configuring OPC device connections.
• Develop and maintain proper documentation of all electrical equipment and associated procedures, updating as required by modifications.
• Identify weak areas of production systems using root cause analysis and first principles thinking, implementing effective countermeasures.
• Implement and enforce Tesla equipment safety standards into manufacturing equipment, including periodic checks and qualification inspections.
• Program using several different styles, including ladder logic and structured text.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of advanced PLC programming knowledge on Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff, or equivalent PLCs in a professional environment.
• Experience with commissioning and troubleshooting servo and AC drive control systems.
• Fanuc robotics programming skills (desired).
• HMI programming experience (Ignition and Factory Talk).
• Understanding of databases and various programming languages (MySQL, Python).
• Proven project management experience.
• Proficient in working with and creating electrical diagrams and prints.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and full-time Tesla employee benefits starting on day 1.
• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction.
• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution options.
• Company-paid Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan.
• 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 including 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.

Pay

Associate Manufacturing Controls Engineer - $75,600 - $113,400/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits for all levels. Pay offered may vary depending on market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.