Controls & Automation Engineer, Optimus Factory, Gears

What to Expect

Tesla is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer, you will design and commission cutting-edge automated lines from early prototype cells through to mass production SOP of Optimus Gears program.

APPLICATION NOTE: You do NOT need deep expertise in both fields to apply. The successful candidate will own and lead the deployment for** ANY ONE** of the following technical tracks:

• Track 1: Controls Engineering (PLC programming, HMI/SCADA design, safety networks, robotics integration, and industrial network architecture)
• Track 2: Vision Engineering (Automated 2D/3D vision system integration, smart cameras, lighting configurations, optical inspection, and deep-learning/AI defect detection algorithms)

Travel expected 25% - Ability to travel domestically and internationally to suppliers as required.

What You’ll Do

• Software Development**:** Design, program, and debug robust PLC and HMI software applications for complex manufacturing equipment and motion control platforms
• Integrate/optimize multi-axis robotics, high-performance servo systems, & safety control architectures
• Support MES integration for full product traceability
• Support machine vision implementation and validation
• Commissioning & Validation: Execution of Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SAT) to debug logic, validate safety circuits, and secure structural line buy-off
• Drive continuous automation improvements to optimize cycle times & equipment OEE

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering & Mechatronics discipline or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of hands-on industrial automation experience supporting automated manufacturing launches

• Proven mastery programming industrial control systems using Beckhoff, Siemens, or Allen-Bradley PLCs

• Deep understanding of industrial fieldbus protocols (EtherCAT, Profinet, or Ethernet/IP) and safety networking

• Hands-on experience deploying, configuration & tuning Cognex or Keyence vision systems

• Exceptional troubleshooting and commissioning skills with a solid foundation in industrial robotics and advanced motion control