Tesla is seeking a Production Sustaining Controls Engineer to join our team. This world-class group of engineers is responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining the automation and robotic equipment that powers Tesla’s factories. As a Production Sustaining Controls Engineer, you will focus on supporting, troubleshooting, and optimizing controls systems in live production environments.
Your responsibilities include maintaining uptime and reliability of automation systems such as robotics, high-speed conveyance, automated storage and retrieval systems, automated guided vehicles, fixtures, and related equipment. You will lead diagnostics, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring safety and compliance across systems.
Controls Engineers in this sustaining role own tasks such as equipment troubleshooting, hardware and robot program adjustments, commissioning of upgrades, auditing, system performance tracking, and installation support. You will also collaborate with design engineers to feedback lessons learned from production into future equipment development.
The key objective of this role is to keep Tesla’s advanced automated manufacturing equipment running at peak performance and to continually improve system robustness to help Tesla achieve its ambitious production goals. This position is based at our Tesla facilities in Berlin, Germany.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.