Our group's mission is to work closely with factory manufacturing engineers to provide the technical controls, electrical and automation support for new coating and paint manufacturing line equipment. In addition, this team takes the lead in advancing current factory control systems and ensuring consistency with knowledge sharing across the manufacturing lines. The team is intimately familiar with local standards and delivers smooth integration and handover of new lines to the sustaining and maintenance teams. The ideal candidate will have strong interests in project execution and ramping equipment. Willingness to provide hands-on support on the shop floor is expected as the need arises.

• 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, pneumatic and fluid schematics
• Architect, develop and debug PLC code 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 Execution System (MES), 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 screens for complex machinery while providing feedback for troubleshooting
• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing
• Introduce automated processes into production, and train and equip sustaining teams to support automated equipment after deployment into production
• Establish test plans and control test plan execution at Vendor and at Tesla facility during installation and buy-off
• Characterize and validate new automated process equipment for deployment into production
• Some travel is expected for vendor visits, equipment installation and commissioning

• 5-6 years of experience as a hands-on Controls Engineer or Applications Engineer working on automation and/or electromechanical systems
• Demonstrated proficiency in PLC, HMI, and debugging mechatronic systems
• Exposure to programming at least two different types of PLCs and motor controllers - Siemens, Rockwell, Beckhoff, SEW are the primary equipment brands used in the factory
• Exposure to programming robots online and offline - Fanuc, Kuka, Durr are the primary brands used in the factory
• Proficiency with CAD (AutoCAD, CATIA, SolidWorks, CATIA, EPLAN)
• Knowledge and experience of the complete project life cycle from scoping through to equipment handover is essential
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or similar, or equivalent experience