Tesla · 19 hours ago
Controls & Automation, Infrastructure Programs
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expTesla is a leading electric vehicle and clean energy company, and they are seeking an Automation Team Lead to provide strategic and technical leadership for instrumentation, controls, and process automation activities. This role involves setting technical direction, mentoring teams, and ensuring automation solutions align with business objectives across engineering projects and operational initiatives.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Provide technical and functional leadership for instrumentation, controls, and process automation teams
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
Coordinate automation activities across engineering, operations, maintenance, and IT/OT stakeholders
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, cybersecurity, and safety requirements
Mentor and develop automation engineers, designers, and specialists
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in instrumentation, controls, and process automation
Demonstrated leadership experience managing or leading automation teams
Strong expertise in DCS, PLC, SCADA, and industrial networking architecture
Deep understanding of process control strategies, instrumentation, and field devices
Experience developing and enforcing engineering standards and technical governance
Proven ability to interface with operations, maintenance, and project leadership at a management level
Benefits
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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