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# Controls Design Engineer

- **Company:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Location:** Fremont, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** EtherCAT, Human-Computer Interaction, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Internet Protocol, Modbus, Network Architecture, PID Controllers, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Control Structures, HMI Screens, Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/controls-design-engineer-fremont-ca--bf347d0f-f6bc-4be0-900f-e9b75fdfb99e

## About the Role

Technical/Engineering Design, Commissioning, Alternative Energy, Control Engineering, Sustainability, Human Machine Interface (HMI), Research & Development (R&D), Construction Design, Instrumentation, Automation, * Available to travel for FAT and equipment installation and commissioning

 * 5+ years of design experience with instrumentation, controls, and process automation
 * Experience with Siemens PLC and Ignition SCADA systems
 * Experience supporting a 24/7 production/manufacturing facility is preferred
 * Additional experience working with additional PLC platforms: Siemens, Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley, Omron
 * Experience working with modern communication protocols: Profinet, EtherCAT, Ethernet IP, Modbus TCP
 * Evidence of exceptional ability, including a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to leverage this understanding to solve challenging technical problems
 * Demonstrated experience in the execution of controls projects from concept development through commissioning and ramp-up
 * Demonstrated experience supporting a running production facility
 * Experience participating in process hazard reviews and HazOps
 * Experience with safety rated systems

## Description

The Bay Area R&D and Facilities team is looking for a highly motivated Controls Engineer to work on a critical challenge facing the world's energy transition to sustainable energy. As a Controls Engineer, you will work closely with the design team, construction & commissioning team, supporting projects from concept through design, programming, HMI development, installation, integration, ramp up, and long-term operations, sustainability & operations.

 * Establish and maintain automation, controls, and instrumentation design standards and best practices. Lead automation scope definition, execution strategies, and technical decision-making across projects
 * Oversee development and review of control philosophies, P&IDs, I/O lists, network architectures, and logic designs. Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, cybersecurity, and safety requirements
 * Coordinate automation activities across engineering, operations, maintenance, and IT/OT stakeholders
 * Mentor and develop automation engineers, designers, and specialists
 * Lead the control system architecture design including the integration of HMI, SCADA, PLC, VFDs, safety PLCs, and 3rd party packaged equipment
 * Lead the development of greenfield PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable. PLC code will interact with subsystems such as packaged equipment, life-critical safety systems, VFDs, starters, valves, PID Controllers, HVAC, and 3rd party equipment
 * Work closely with the process design teams to develop process control narratives and process and instrumentation diagrams to ensure that process systems will operate safely and reliably
 * Develop plant-wide supervisory systems to minimize unplanned downtime and centralize plant performance monitoring
 * Responsible for implementing and managing continuous process optimization including the addition of advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality, productivity and reduce overall waste