Controls Design Engineer

The Bay Area R&D and Facilities team is seeking a Controls Engineer to join a project focused on the energy transition to sustainable energy. Key responsibilities include:

• Establish and maintain automation, controls, and instrumentation design standards
• Lead automation scope definition, execution strategies, and technical decision-making
• 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 control system architecture design including HMI, SCADA, PLC, VFDs, safety PLCs, and 3rd party equipment
• Develop greenfield PLC code emphasizing organization, structure, documentation, maintainability, and reusability
• Work with process design teams to develop process control narratives and P&IDs
• Implement and manage continuous process optimization
• Support a 24/7 production/manufacturing facility
• Participate in process hazard reviews and HazOps
• Work closely with the process design teams to develop process and instrumentation diagrams

Qualifications

• 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 preferred
• Additional experience with PLC platforms: Siemens, Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley, Omron
• Experience with modern communication protocols: Profinet, EtherCAT, Ethernet IP, Modbus TCP
• Exceptional ability, including a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience in controls projects from concept development through commissioning and ramp-up
• Demonstrated experience supporting a running production facility
• Experience with safety-rated systems

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical plans
• Dental and vision plans
• HSA contribution
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits
• Tesla Babies program
• Employee discounts and perks