Staff Controls Engineer Tesla Motors, Inc. paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, Texas, Brookshire Oct 09, 2026

What to Expect The Cell Facilities team is looking for a highly motivated Staff Controls Engineer to work on a critical challenge facing the world's energy transition to sustainable energy. Sustaining, operating, and optimizing our newest battery manufacturing facility.

As a Staff Controls Engineer, you will work closely with the design team, construction & commissioning team, supporting projects from concept through design, programming, HMI development, installation, integration, ramp up, and long-term operations, sustainability & operations. This person should be open to travel up to 40% of the time. What You'll Do

Lead the control system architecture design including the integration of HMI, SCADA, PLC, VFDs, safety PLCs, and 3rd party packaged equipment

Lead the development of greenfield PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable. PLC code will interact with subsystems such as packaged equipment, life-critical safety systems, VFDs, starters, valves, PID Controllers, HVAC, and 3rd party equipment

Design, develop and optimize human machine interfaces, SCADA systems and MES interfaces

Lead the implementation and validation of code for safety rated controls (SIL/PL)

Work closely with the process design teams to develop process control narratives and process and instrumentation diagrams to ensure that process systems will operate safely and reliably

Develop plant-wide supervisory systems to minimize unplanned downtime and centralize plant performance monitoring

Responsible for implementing and managing continuous process optimization including the addition of advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality, productivity and reduce overall waste What You'll Bring

8+ years as a control systems engineer working with Siemens PLC and Ignition SCADA systems

Experience supporting a 24/7 production/manufacturing facility is preferred

Additional experience working with additional PLC platforms: Siemens, Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley, Omron

Experience working with modern communication protocols: Profinet, EtherCAT, Ethernet IP, Modbus TCP

Evidence of exceptional ability, including a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to leverage this understanding to solve challenging technical problems

Demonstrated experience in the execution of controls projects from concept development through commissioning and ramp-up

Demonstrated experience supporting a running production facility

Experience participating in process hazard reviews and HazOps

Experience with safety rated systems

Available to travel for FAT and equipment installation and commissioning

Benefits Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire: Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program Notify me of jobs like this