Tesla

Staff Automation Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

Tesla  •  Sparks, NV (Onsite)  •  6 hours ago
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Job Description

What to Expect

Automation Engineers are responsible for implementing equipment controls solutions for all cell manufacturing projects. This includes design, architecture and implementation of automated equipment such as automated storage systems, robotics, automated case and pallet conveyance, automated guided vehicles, fixtures, etc.  

Automation Engineers own equipment controls standard, hardware programming, robot programming, commissioning and review process of the project as well as additional functions such as auditing, installation and safety assessment. 

What You’ll Do

  • Program and debug structured text and ladder logic code on multiple PLC controller platforms (Siemens TIA Portal and Omron Sysmac Studio)
  • Create intuitive operator touchscreen interfaces using Siemens WinCC / Proface / Weintek EasyBuilder and SCADA dashboards screens using Ignition 
  • Create robust programs and sequences to control complex, multi-station machinery to perform processes such as material pick and place, dispense, roll to roll, welding, testing and material transport 
  • Set up and tune servo drives and VFDs for fast and smooth operation
  • Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits 
  • Design and implement control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high-volume manufacturing equipment as per codes and standards
  • Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing 
  • Manage suppliers during specification, design, buyoff and installation of automated manufacturing equipment
  • Develop & maintain proper documentation of all electrical equipment and associated procedures, making updates as required

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science or 5+ years’ experience in Control Systems Design and PLC, or equivalent experience
  • Implementation (Siemens, Omron preferred) or equivalent
  • Human Machine Interface (HMI / GUI – Proface, WinCC, Ignition)
  • Proficiency creating detailed electrical and fluid schematics in CAD (EPLAN preferred) 
  • Structured Text (IEC 61131-3) programming skill
Tesla

About Tesla

Tesla is accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable abundance. To achieve our mission, we're building a world powered by solar, enabled by battery storage and transported by electric vehicles.

We’re committed to hiring and developing top talent from around the world for any given discipline. Headquartered in Texas, we operate six huge, vertically integrated factories across three continents. With over 100,000 employees, our teams take a first-principles approach to designing, building, selling and servicing our products in-house.

Our world-class teams operate with a non-conventional philosophy of inter-disciplinary collaboration. Each member of the team is expected to challenge and to be challenged, to create, and to innovate. We’re tackling the world’s most difficult and important problems—and we wouldn’t succeed without our shared passion for making the world a better place.

Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Year Founded
2003
Website
tesla.com
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