Electrical Engineer, Automation

About This Role

This electrical engineering role focuses on the design and development of new automation equipment and manufacturing lines for Tesla's Gigafactory. It involves creating custom schematics for electrical panels, field wiring, and plumbing, and collaborating with various cross-functional teams from conceptual development through troubleshooting and commissioning. The position suits an engineer who takes pride in precision-driven designs, has strong organizational skills, and thrives in a high-impact environment with significant responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the initial equipment conceptual development phase and balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, preferred component selection, and lead-time limitations

• Perform sizing calculations (FLA, SCCR, etc.) for power distribution panels

• Design, create, and implement electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics (in EPLAN) as per national codes and standards (UL508A, NFPA79, NEC, etc.), including electrical panel and field design

• Design and implement reliable safety controls systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high-volume manufacturing equipment as per national codes and standards (OSHA and ISO)

• Select and size electrical and electromechanical components (servos, sensors, and valve manifolds, etc.)

• Transform concept layouts/designs into fabrication and installation drawings

• Manage BOMs and the fabrication of electrical cabinets, field wiring, pneumatics, and fluid plumbing, and participate in the equipment commissioning phase

• Support Tesla

• Modify existing equipment to Work with internal and external vendors on projects, supporting project management and standard adherence

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience
• Hands-on experience working on the design and build of industrial automation equipment
• In-depth knowledge of electrical design compliancy for different regions, including national codes and standards (e.g., UL508A, NFPA79, NEC, etc.)
• Proficiency in the design of pneumatic circuits and network topology, with knowledge of both theory and practical applications
• Proficiency in the sizing and selection of components (e.g., overcurrent protection devices, power supplies, servo drives and motors, VFDs, PLCs, network switches, PDBs and terminal blocks, wire and cable, sensors, safety relays, PLCs, IO blocks, valve manifolds, and other field devices)
• Experience creating and maintaining project documentation and fabrication techniques (e.g., drawings, BOMs, build instructions, manufacturing data exports, reports, etc.)