Controls Engineering Manager, Cell Assembly

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Controls Engineering Manager to build and lead a team of Controls Engineers supporting the design and development of new automation equipment and assembly lines for our GFTX Cell Assembly team — advanced cell manufacturing for Tesla Energy Batteries.

The battery is one of the most complex and challenging components designed and manufactured at Tesla, and this role is a chance to help build a world-class manufacturing facility right here in the Bay Area. Tesla is a demanding, fast-paced environment, and this role owns a critical subsystem of some of our most exciting products.

The Controls Engineering Manager will partner with cross-functional teams across the full product and process lifecycle — working closely with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing), Quality, and Production to take new products from initial design through prototype development and into full production.

Lead a team of engineers commissioning and ramping manufacturing lines, including mechanical automation equipment, robots, electromechanical system design, PLCs, motion control, and vision systems Lead the team in developing clean, intuitive HMI screens for complex machinery that still provide sufficient feedback for troubleshooting Lead a team programming state machines for complex processes involving multi-station parallel processing, pick-and-place automation, data acquisition, and PID control Own safety standards (ANSI/RIA15.06, OSHA) and the implementation of reliable controls safety systems to safeguard robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high-volume manufacturing equipment Define and manage a well-defined methodology for PLC code structure and backups Lead the design of fault-tolerant systems with error handling and recovery, and train technicians to reduce downtime Lead the hiring and selection of Controls and Automation Engineers to support mass production Lead and manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, and pneumatic/fluid plumbing Lead the integration of machine interactions with the plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to communicate product acceptability, machine status, and process variables

…