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Controls Engineer

Tesla Motors, Inc.
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, Texas, Austin
Jun 30, 2026
What to Expect

Coordinate the design, installation, and commissioning of next-gen welding, vision, and
pick-and-place equipment for battery cell Jelly Roll manufacturing. This role
collaborates closely with equipment OEMs and integrators on custom automation,
drives the ramp of new equipment by characterizing and improving base
performance and capability (measured by product quality and tool availability),
and tunes processes through hands-on troubleshooting and Design of Experiments
(DoEs). The engineer ensures product meets 6-sigma and all quality
specifications, partners with cross-functional teams to launch new products and
processes, and delivers documentation and training for a seamless handover to
production and maintenance teams.


What You'll Do

  • Coordinate the design,
    install, and commissioning of next-gen welding, vision, and pick-and-place
    equipment for Jelly Roll manufacturing
  • Collaborate with
    equipment OEMs and integrators on custom automation, optimizing expected
    equipment capability
  • Generate machine
    qualification checklists and manage commissioning, validation, and
    start-up of equipment
  • Drive ramp of new
    equipment by characterizing base performance and capability of each system
  • Improve performance and
    capability through hands-on troubleshooting of electromechanical systems
  • Help troubleshoot
    controls software bugs and run DoEs to tune process parameters
  • Perform statistical
    analyses to verify process requirements are met to 6-sigma standards and
    quality specifications
  • Develop and refine
    manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with applicable standards,
    company policy, and all Health and Safety laws and codes
  • Collaborate with
    Production, Quality, Controls, and Vision Engineering to launch new
    products, processes, and equipment
  • Create manufacturing
    introductions and machine instructions, and train production and
    maintenance teams for handover


What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in
    Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent
    experience
  • 2 years of experience
    troubleshooting manufacturing equipment
  • 2 years of experience
    working in a high volume manufacturing environment
  • 2 years of experience
    introducing new equipment and processes into a production environment
  • 2 years of experience
    in project management and documenting processes/procedures for
    manufacturing, maintenance, or quality
  • 1 year of experience
    developing manufacturing processes
  • 1 year of experience
    transitioning products from prototype to mass production
  • 1 year of experience
    analyzing high volume production metrics data
  • 1 year of experience
    with laser processes or equipment


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
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