Control Systems Engineer

What to Expect

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Controls Engineer to join our Plant Operations team supporting the Fremont Factory and multiple Tesla facilities in the Bay Area. The Fremont Plant Operations team creates and sustains the factory of the future by designing and building innovative enterprise-scale process & utility systems in support of cutting-edge manufacturing processes.

This role will work closely with other Engineering disciplines, design, construction, and their internal customers to provide controls engineering services in support of a diverse array of processes including manufacturing, HVAC, compressed air, process cooling water, water treatment, utilities (electrical, water, gas), and other unique projects supporting the company’s mission. The role will be hands-on and take responsible charge of fast-moving projects throughout the project lifecycle, including project conceptualization, design, engineering support during construction, commissioning, and control systems programming (PLC/SCADA).

The ideal candidate will have strong fundamental knowledge built from the ground-up. They will be capable of personally designing, procuring, constructing, programming and sustaining a wide variety of process automation systems. They will take pride in their work and ever-growing mastery of the field. Their decisions will be based on superior logical reasoning, breaking down difficult problems with excellent analytical skills, organizational ability, and attention to detail. Their ideal environment is one built on trust, where individuals are given a high-level of responsibility and innovative, high-quality work is encouraged and rewarded. They will look forward to learning an incredible amount on the job. They are an excellent cross-team communicator, with a knack for understanding, process, mechanical, and electrical systems as well as complex controls.

What You’ll Do

• Develop PLC code and perform PLC configuration and validation
• Program SCADA system integration including but not limited to data acquisition, alarming, HMI interfaces, API calls & SQL databases
• Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance design specifications, process control requirements, cost, quality and schedule.
• Provide expert on-call support for system outages and failover incidents
• Take responsible charge in developing formal construction documents, including:
  • Specifications (Instrumentation, Conductors, Sequence of Operations, I/O Lists, etc.)
  • Drawings (Plan View, Details, P&IDs, Network Diagrams, Schedules, etc.)
  • Code compliance and City permitting
• Specify and procure major elements needed for construction, such as instrumentation and Control Panels.
  • Select and size electrical and electromechanical components such as valves, solenoids, circuit breakers, starters, and VFDs.
• Develop technical memoranda, engineer’s opinion of probable costs, presentations, and other project documentation as required.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including development of RFPs, review of proposals, submittals, RFIs, construction inspections and project close-out.
• Provide commissioning and integration services on control systems, including instrumentation, PLC and SCADA programming.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of Tesla’s global design & programming standards