What To Expect
Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Automation Engineer to contribute to the design and development of robust and stable automation equipment and assembly lines. You will join a world-class team of engineers responsible for designing, building, and deploying Tesla in-house discrete and process automation equipment solutions for Optimus, cell manufacturing, Energy, and vehicle general assembly. The Electrical Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams such as Mechanical Design Engineering, Project Management, and other Controls Engineers throughout the entire life cycle of the equipment from initial design, through development and into full production.

This role delivers automation programs to our Tesla plants where Optimus general assembly and cell manufacturing is conducted.

What You'll Do

Take part in equipment concept development and carefully balance product specifications, electrical requirements, part selection availability, controls architecture, and costs

Define system interconnect, electrical schematic, and key electrical automation components with other engineering groups to ensure that the design criteria are synchronized within all disciplines such as Manufacturing, Mechanical, Software, Process to meet requirements

Work closely with project managers and other discipline team members to ensure all expectations and specifications are translated into the final design

Provide oversight to vendors on electrical and control related deliverables to ensure adherence to regulatory standards, Tesla standards, equipment specification, and pass field labeling

Design power distribution, control panels, and systems interconnect to meet NFPA79, IEC 60204-1, UL 508A standards. Design functional safety circuitry as per ISO 13849-1

Troubleshoot, identifying root causes in electrical system, control panel, field electrical devices, instrumentation, and safety interlock circuits issues, providing mitigation techniques to address issues as they arise

Design, develop and commission machine control systems from concept through implementation

Design industrial control panels, high voltage AC and low voltage control (24VDC) power distribution and control systems using Beckhoff, Siemens and Allen-Bradley platforms

Provide training when transitioning solutions to the sustaining and production teams and contribute to Tesla electrical standards and best practice documents

Must be able to travel both domestically and internationally, must have and maintain a valid passport, travel can be 25% of time, with additional travel needed during busy commissioning season

What You'll Bring

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Proficient in electrical CAD systems, preferably Eplan Electrical P8 Version 2023, to design electrical control panels, power distribution, controls system cabling/wiring and instrumentation

Professional experience selecting proper circuit protectors, disconnect, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware system, modules, contactors, relays, variable frequency drives, servo systems, safety components, and other key electrical control components

Knowledge of Electrical Standards, such as NFPA 79, National Electric code, IEC 60204-1, & UL508 and Safety standards such as ISO 13849-1 & ISO 12100

Familiarity with Siemens, Beckhoff and Allen-Bradley control systems and components

Familiarity with EtherCat, FSoE, ProfiNet, and ProfiSafe Field BUS

Firsthand experience with equipment troubleshooting for high voltage, industrial control circuits, instrumentation, and safety interlock systems

Ability to read process and instrumentation diagrams to create electrical design and schematic

Ability to work within a team environment, at times leading, providing guidance and instruction to other team members and actively participate in group meetings

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