Facilities Data Engineer

What to Expect Join Tesla's Energy Infrastructure team and help revolutionize our R&D efforts and Energy products production at massive scale accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. In this fast-paced environment, your data engineering expertise will directly enable the Tesla Energy division to scale critical projects, unlock actionable insights that optimize operations, and support leadership decision-making in service of our mission to advance sustainable energy. As a Facilities Data Engineer, you'll partner closely with facility engineers, Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), and manufacturing teams to design and build robust data platforms. These platforms will power day-to-day operations, drive productivity gains across manufacturing workflows, and help lay out the groundwork for the fully autonomous factories of the future. What You'll Do Construct data ingestion pipelines to capture real-time operational data from facility SCADA systems Engineer automated reporting workflows utilizing Power BI and Python to compile and distribute daily energy management metrics Assist in programming and integrating Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) with the centralized data infrastructure Develop and maintain data collection modules within the Ignition industrial application platform Design and implement Apache Airflow Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) to schedule and monitor automated data workflows Analyze and optimize existing data ingestion scripts to reduce processing latency for large-scale telemetry datasets What You'll Bring Programming experience in C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript Experience building applications with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Object-Oriented Design (OOD) Experience in building scalable APIs and backend services, using .NET, Java, and Node.js Experience in building Microservices and Service-oriented architecture Experience programming in SQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases Experience with query optimization and stored procedures Experience developing with HTTPS, RESTful APIs, WebSockets, and JSON and experience in cross-browser compatibility and web standards Compensation and Benefits 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 Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.