Tesla · 1 day ago
Process Design Engineer, Infrastructure Programs
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expTesla is seeking a Process Design Engineer to support the design of raw material refining, automotive factories, data centers, and battery manufacturing facilities. The role involves applying engineering fundamentals to create detailed designs for various process and chemical systems and providing technical expertise to the engineering team.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Apply engineering fundamentals and a broad set of process engineering tools to solve technical problems and create novel detailed designs for various process and chemical systems such as bulk solids equipment, reacting systems, separations equipment, and fired equipment
Contribute to front-end and detailed process designs for complex and program-level projects, including scope development, Basis of Design documentation, PFDs, P&IDs, pressure drop analysis and Pipe-Flo modeling, pressure relief valve calculations, equipment datasheets, process simulation (i.e. Aspen Plus), and supporting Sequence of Operations / Controls Narrative documents
Provide technical expertise to the engineering/design team and other groups within Tesla
Participate in commercial contracting activities, including development of scopes of work, evaluation of bid packages, performing bid analysis, competitive bid leveling, and working with Procurement to prepare commercial subcontracts
Participate in field construction and commissioning activities by serving as the point of contact for technical questions and real-time issue resolution
Review process design work performed by others on the Process Team
Provide process engineering support to facilities operations and manufacturing teams to help resolve process bottlenecks and other long-standing issues and mentor less experienced engineers on the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in chemical process design, process improvement or operations. Emphasis on design of new installations is required. A combination of experience with an owner/operator and an EPC firm
Experience with the following processes and equipment: bulk solids handling, slurry systems, heterogeneous and homogeneous reacting systems, solid/liquid separations equipment, crystallization systems, fired equipment, and loadout and custody transfer equipment
Registration as a Professional Engineer
Knowledge related to North American / United States codes, standards, and regulations (API, ASME, ASME/BPVC, ASTM, ISO, NFPA, UL, etc.)
Ability to lead or participate in process hazard evaluations and HAZOP reviews of the equipment listed above
Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Navisworks, Bluebeam, Aspen Plus, Revit, Aspen HYSYS, and Pipe-Flo
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
H1B Sponsorship
Tesla has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2796)
2024 (2113)
2023 (1304)
2022 (1227)
2021 (1102)
2020 (723)
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
Recent News
2026-01-22
2026-01-22
2026-01-22
Company data provided by crunchbase