Automation Controls Technician, Battery Cell Assembly

Tesla is recruiting highly motivated Automation Controls Technicians to support the installation, start-up, ramp, and continuous support of highly automated manufacturing tools/equipment with the 4680 Battery Cell Team.

You will work with the highest caliber engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize or eliminate downtime. Tesla s Automation Controls Technicians are the first-responding problem solvers who manage machine breakdown recoveries to keep production running.

• Maintain standardized work procedures for PLC troubleshooting, testing and automated equipment controls with several Manufacturing Engineering peers
• Assist in all areas of automated equipment maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure the cell team meets the equipment yield and availability targets
• Troubleshoot and maintain all controls components such as PLC, safety devices, HMI, servo drives, process hardware and robots
• Thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment and able to manage multiple priorities
• Operate equipment using internal or 3rd party software to decipher logs and troubleshoot equipment
• Minimum of 2 years of Controls Technician experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Skilled at troubleshooting electromechanical systems, building and wiring industrial electrical cabinets
• Skilled in Siemens PLC Language, Fanuc Robots, SCADA & HMI systems, such as Ignition, WinCC, or SIMATIC
• Basic user level knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, PLM, ERP
• Command of the English language, written and verbal

Essential Physical Demands :

• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours a day, including over varied and uneven terrain

• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs

• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach

• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours a day

• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding or other high structures

• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, or hearing

• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: PAPR, safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines

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