Sr. Manufacturing Controls Engineer - Tesla Motors : Job Details

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Controls Engineer for our Gigafactory in Buffalo, New York to contribute to the design and development of new automation equipment and assembly lines.The Controls Engineer will work to develop machine and process concepts along with several Manufacturing Engineering peers. The candidate will draft detailed electrical schematics to support the concept and will oversee sourcing of the electrical panel build. The candidate will then program all equipment code components, such as PLCs, HMIs, robotics, servo drives, etc. The candidate will calibrate and fine-tune the equipment until it meets production targets.Throughout this process, the candidate will also manage project documentation such as scope, schedule, and budget, and is expected to contribute lessons learned to Tesla's global standards.* Project management of external vendors and internal teams, including management of scope, budget, schedule, communications, and quality* Electrical design & drafting meeting industry standards (NFPA, UL, etc.), including selection of hardware components* Equipment code programming, including PLCs, HMIs, robotics, motion, vision systems, safety controllers, SCADA integration, networking, etc.* Safety assessments and buyoffs meeting industry standards (IEC)* Continuous improvement, including equipment troubleshooting, and engineering analysis of cycle time, availability, yield, etc.* Standards document development* Degree in Engineering and 4+ years of practical experience* Prior experience with project management of external vendors and/or internal teams* Experience with electrical design and drafting using EPLAN or AutoCAD* Familiarity with the NRTL program, NFPA 79, and UL 508A* Experience programming with Siemens TIA Portal; ladder logic and graph* Familiarity with Siemens SICAR standard* Experience programming Fanuc robots* Experience performing safety assessments and buyoffs in accordance with IEC 13849-1 and ANSI/RIA R15.06* Experience with production support and/or continuous improvement* Technical writing competency, especially with development of technical standards