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Controls Engineer, General Assembly Model 3 (Night Shift)

Tesla Motors, Inc.
84000 - 180000 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Fremont
Sep 10, 2026
What to Expect Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Controls Engineer for our night shift to contribute to the design and development of new automation equipment and assembly lines for our General Assembly. The Controls Engineer will work to develop machine and process concepts along with several Manufacturing Engineering peers. Our Candidate will create a robust system architecture to support the concept, and then layout electrical schematics. They will then program all controls components such as PLC, safety devices, HMI, servo drives, process hardware and robots from power-on to debug and finally process fine tuning and validation. The Controls Engineer will also work with cross-functional teams throughout the entire lifecycle of the product and processes. They will work closely with Design Engineering, Quality, Production, and Maintenance to bring components from initial design, through prototype development, and finally into full production. What You'll Do Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits Lay out new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant and create electrical schematics and manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring Architect, write, and debug PLC ladder logic with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable. PLC code will interact with subsystems such as conveyors, robots, Manufacturing System (MOS), machine vision, and 3rd party equipment Implement (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment Generate aesthetically simple HMI (Ignition based) screens for complex machinery while providing sufficient feedback for troubleshooting Participate, release to vendor, quote technical evaluation and manage suppliers during specification, design, buyoff and installation of automated manufacturing equipment, introduce to production, and train and equip Sustaining Team to support after deployment Debug and optimize automated processes to maximize cycle time and uptime, validate using a data driven statistical approach Available for night shift to sustain day-to-day operations and support for our 24/7 teams What You'll Bring Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience (Controls, Mechatronics, Automation, or related) 3+ years as a hands-on Controls Engineer or Applications Engineer on automation and/or electromechanical systems Proficiencywith process integration and electromechanical / mechatronic systemsand exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, equipment, dispense systems, nutrunner torquecontrollers, current and power meters, experience selecting appropriate circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware,PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFD and servo systems In depthknowledge of Electrical StandardsandSafety standardswithproficiencyin creating detailed electrical schematics (Eplanpreferred) Proficiency programming industrial equipment: Allen-Bradley ControlLogix (Studio 5000 /RSLogix5000) and Siemens TIA Portal ladder logic; safety PLCs (Allen-Bradley and Siemens); HMI/GUI (Ignition); fieldbus networks (EtherNet/IP, PROFINET/PROFIsafe); serial (RS-232) and Ethernet communications between PLCs, instruments, and database systems; and variable frequency drives Ability to program state machines for complexprocesses which involve multi-station parallel processing,sequencing,pickandplaceautomationanddataacquisition.Proven ability to design fault-tolerant systems with error handlingand recovery Experience programmingarticulated robots (Fanuc,Kuka)andVision systems (Cognex, Keyence)is highly desired Benefits Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire: Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) 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 Expected Compensation $84,000 - $180,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.