What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineering Technician position at Tesla?
Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Engineering Technician for our Gigafactory in Reno Sparks Nevada to contribute to the design and development of new automation equipment and assembly lines.
The Electrical Engineering Technician will work with Controls Engineering peers to build custom automation equipment. The ideal candidate will build low/high voltage panels, wire field devices, and work with Electrical Designers and Controls Engineers for IO checks and troubleshooting of electrical issues.
The Electrical Engineering Technician will also work with cross-functional teams. They will work closely with Mechanical Engineering Technicians to bring automation equipment from initial design, through prototype development and finally into full production.
Responsibilities
- Building custom automation equipment from mechanical/electrical drawings
- Wiring of low voltage and high voltage machine control cabinets
- Applying knowledge of NFPA/NEC and Tesla requirements to panel and machine wiring
- Basic machining tasks (drill, saw, tap, etc.)
- Fabricating and building control cabinets and wiring automated equipment based on schematics and construction drawings, from the ground up
- Modifying control systems based on verbal instruction and conceptual description
- Assembling aluminum extrusion structures
- Assembling pneumatic and hydraulic manufacturing equipment
- The ideal candidate is recognized as a great collaborator and takes pride in their hands-on work, craftsmanship, organizational skills and attention to detail
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years related work experience as an industrial electrician or equivalent experience
- Ability to interpret electrical prints and schematics
- Ability to assemble control cabinets, install electrical equipment, and circuit modification
- Experience using hand tools, electrical meters and testing equipment
- Experience in handling low to high voltage up to 480 VAC
- Comfortable promptly and clearly raising questions and problems verbally and via email to engineers during the assembly of equipment
- Comfortable maintaining Bill of Materials and ordering responsibilities
- Comfortable maintaining stocked bins of commonly used components (e.g. terminal blocks, crimps, wire) by re-ordering as necessary from vendors such as McMaster, Digikey, and Mouser
- Capability of working on your feet the entire workday when necessary
- Self-directed with the ability to be resourceful, plan, and organize work
Preferred Requirements:
- In depth knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA79, National Electric code, UL508A)
- Proficiency selecting appropriate circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFD and servo systems
- Familiarity with PLC and troubleshooting automated systems
- Proficiency creating detailed electrical and fluid schematics in EPLAN electrical
- Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (laser sensors, dispense systems, temperature controllers, DC nutrunner torque controllers, industrial robots, etc)
- Industry or Project Experience in Automation
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.00 - $42.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Ability to Relocate:
- Sparks, NV 89437: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $28 - $42
