Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Controls Engineer - Remanufacturing

Controls & Automation EngineeringUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeLathrop, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 4 years of professional controls engineering experience.
At least 2 years of advanced programmable logic controller programming knowledge in Structured Text, such as Beckhoff, or equivalent programmable logic controllers in a professional environment.
Experience commissioning and troubleshooting servo and alternating-current drive control systems.
Experience programming human-machine interfaces using Ignition and FactoryTalk.
Understanding of databases and programming languages including MySQL and Python.
Proven project management experience.
Proficiency in working with and creating electrical diagrams and prints.

Responsibilities

Lead controls commissioning efforts for more than seven manufacturing lines and 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 and productivity and reduce overall waste.
Maintain and program state machines for complex processes involving conveyor processing, multi-station parallel processing, and data acquisition.
Take overall responsibility for controls-related activities in the production shop, leading and assisting production and maintenance with 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 documentation for electrical equipment and associated procedures, updating it as equipment is modified.
Identify weak areas in production systems using root cause analysis and first-principles thinking, and implement effective countermeasures.
Implement and enforce Tesla equipment safety standards for manufacturing equipment, including periodic checks and qualification inspections.
Program using multiple programming styles, including ladder logic and structured text.

Desired Qualifications

Fanuc robotics programming skills are desired.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	Lathrop, California
Requisition ID	254580
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>The Controls Engineer for the Remanufacturing team will be commissioning, troubleshooting and programming automated equipment systems, robot applications, conveyor systems, vision systems, and process/equipment monitoring components. In addition, will collaborate with the maintenance team to identify, fix, and improve equipment and controls related failures. </div>

Job Responsibilities

Lead controls commissioning efforts for more than seven different manufacturing lines, support and assist maintenance team in troubleshooting difficult breakdowns and chronic equipment failures related to control systems 
Responsible for implementing and managing continuous process optimization including the addition of advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality, productivity and reduce overall waste 
Maintained and program state machines for complex processes which involve conveyor processing, multi-station parallel processing, data acquisition
Overall responsibility for controls related activities in the production shop, leading and assisting production and maintenance in all controls related topics and issues 
Uses complex electrical schematics and blueprints to troubleshoot and correct problems 
Developed and maintained Ignition projects and gateway, which included 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, making updates as required by modifications 
Identify weak areas of the production systems using root cause analysis and first principles thinking and implement effective countermeasures using all available means 
Implement and enforce Tesla equipment safety standard into the manufacturing equipment, including periodic checks and qualification inspections 
Understand and program using several different programming styles, including ladder logic, structured text

Job Requirements

Degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience 
4 + years of professional controls engineering experience 
2+ years of advanced PLC programming knowledge on Structured Text (i.e.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 program languages (MySQL, Python) 
Proven project management experience 
Proficient in working with and creating electrical diagrams and prints

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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