Electrical Controls Engineer jobs at Tesla in United States, Brooklyn Park

• Prototyping using overnight machined parts from our fabrication shop
• Participate in machine risk assessments and ensure safety standards are met
• Review electrical schematics and assist with hardware definition / architecture
• Create application design documentation/flow charts and conduct software design reviews
• Program all software for unique projects with a variety of needs (PLC, HMI/SCADA, Servo, Robotics, Machine Vision, etc.)
• Test and verify electrical wiring (safety circuits, IO, communications, etc.)
• Debug and test all software to meet project requirements
• Test run equipment to validate software quality and performance
• Work with assembly personnel and mechanical design engineer to ensure all mechanical setups and alignments are properly completed
• Work to ensure the project requirements are fulfilled and the equipment performance is excellent before it is shipped to the factory

• 1 or more years of experience in custom automation
• PLC controls (Siemens primary, Rockwell Automation secondary)
• HMI/SCADA (WinCC primary, Ignition secondary)
• Experience with controls hardware including sensors, remote IO, servos, VFDs, machine vision, barcode readers, etc.
• Industrial networking protocols: Profinet, Ethernet TCP/IP, Ethernet I/P, EtherCAT, etc.
• Robots: 6-axis (FANUC primary, Kuka secondary)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls and Computer Control Systems, Mechatronic Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Collaborate with project manager and other design engineers to develop robust, safe, and efficient electrical designs for industrial equipment
• Evaluate and select between various forms of industrial control system hardware to meet machine specific requirements, such as PLCs, I/O, motor controls and network devices
• Create electrical and pneumatic schematics and bills of materials using EPLAN Electric P8
• Design custom industrial control panels, including layouts and calculations for loads, heat, and SCCR, and interface with panel shop during the build
• Manage tight schedules to ensure that control panels and critical commercial parts meet the project build schedule
• Support assembly and debug operations by providing direction on electrical assembly and troubleshooting issues that arise during build
• Potential to travel to the Tesla factories to assist with installation and startup

• 3 or more years of experience in electrical design for custom automation using EPLAN Electric P8 (strongly preferred) or AutoCAD Electrical
• Strong knowledge of electrical concepts and best practices, including three phase power distribution, control logic, and industrial networking protocols
• Hands-on experience working with and troubleshooting electrical and pneumatic systems
• Hands-on experience with a wide range of industrial automation hardware, including PLC hardware (Siemens and Allen-Bradley), VFDs and servomotors, DC control circuits, I/O and field instrumentation, and pneumatic valves and cylinders
• Proficiency in using US electrical standards NFPA 70 (NEC), NFPA 79, and UL508A
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent experience

Your application will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below:

• Automation Mechanical Design Engineering: developing and designing new manufacturing equipment

• Automation Controls Engineering: developing, designing, and programming control systems for new equipment

• Die Engineering: executing project tasks relating to stamping die design and development

• Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field

• Knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes. Experience specifically with automotive manufacturing environment a plus

• Proficiency with CAD (AutoCAD, CATIA, SolidWorks)

• Strong propensity to build, assemble, fix and program things

• Hands-on experience, previous internship, and/or project experience is preferred, particularly with machines and mechanisms

• Coursework in analog and digital circuits, control systems, logic, and programming

• Exposure to programming microcontrollers

• Use of common power and hand tools

• Programming experience in C++, Python, SQL or similar language

• Industrial electrical panel design

• PLC programming (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff or similar)

• HMI/SCADA programming (WinCC, Ignition or similar)

• Servo motors and controllers (SINAMICS, Kinetix or similar)

• FEA and Simulation programming

• Hands on CNC machining experience

• Experience with industrial robots (Fanuc, Kuka, or similar)

• Experience with stamping simulation software such as Autoform or Pamstamp

• Experience using blue light scanner or PC-DMIS /Hexagon CMM