Automation Controls Technician, Cell Tabless
Tesla · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
What You'll Do
- Maintain standardized work procedures for PLC troubleshooting, testing, and automated equipment controls in collaboration with manufacturing engineering peers
- Aid in all areas of automated equipment maintenance and troubleshooting to meet equipment yield and availability targets for the cell team
- Diagnose and resolve issues with controls components including PLCs, safety devices, HMIs, servo drives, process hardware, and robots
- Manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Operate equipment using internal or third-party software to analyze logs and troubleshoot issues
What You'll Bring
- Minimum of 2 years of controls technician experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Skilled in troubleshooting electromechanical systems and building and wiring industrial electrical cabinets
- Proficient in Siemens PLC language, Fanuc robots, SCADA, and HMI systems such as Ignition, WinCC, or Simatic
- Basic user-level knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, PLM, and ERP systems
- Strong command of the English language, both written and verbal
- Basic drafting skills for electrical prints in AutoCAD or EPLANS
- Skills in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Python, or VB are preferred for learning Beckhoff PLC
Essential Physical Demands
- Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
- Frequent and repetitive lifting, pushing, and carrying up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs
- Frequent and repetitive bending, lifting, reaching to install parts
- Frequent and repetitive stooping, laying, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and crawling for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day
- Climbing and maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolding, or other high structures
- Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing
- Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump cap, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical plans with plan options and $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans with options and $0 paycheck contribution
- Company-paid Health Savings Account (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, Tesla