Associate Controls Engineer
Tesla · Austin, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 5 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Tesla (industrial) in Austin, TX.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation, AutoCAD
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $95k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 81 controls engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 80 other live controls postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Typical $95k–$140k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 84%
- ✓ Automation 77%
- Robotics 40%
- EHS / safety 27%
- Python 26%
- New product launch 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 1
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- 2
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- 3
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- 4
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Requirements
- ✓A degree in an Engineering field or equivalent experience.
- ✓One to three years of experience as a hands-on Controls Engineer or Instrumentation Engineer, or as an Applications Engineer working on automation and/or electromechanical systems.
- ✓Ability to review mechanical, process, and plumbing drawings to size and select flow, pressure, and temperature sensors.
- ✓Familiarity with Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD.
- ✓Ability to configure controls networks, including Ethernet/IP, Profinet, and serial communication.
- ✓Knowledge of industrial process and manufacturing equipment, including safety systems, and proficiency in Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Beckhoff.
Responsibilities
- ◆Size and select instruments and control devices for operating and optimizing complex mechanical and process systems, including HVAC, chilled water, and compressed air.
- ◆Initiate instrument datasheets and requests for quotation packages, and perform technical bid evaluations to procure controls devices.
- ◆Work with vendors and contractors to review designs and ensure they meet Tesla quality and documentation standards.
- ◆Participate in developing scalable network architectures for plant-wide, high-reliability control systems.
- ◆Work closely with HMI developers and programmers to optimize data exchange and enhance system usability.
- ◆Support the construction team and contractors in executing scopes of work.
- ◆Generate construction drawings, including 2D and 3D content, to define installation scopes of work.
Category Construction & Facilities Location AUSTIN, Texas Requisition ID 260433 Type Full-time Job Description
Designing and building infrastructure, at record speed, is key to enabling us to scale worldwide. Tesla is looking for a qualified Controls Engineer to join our factory infrastructure engineering team in Austin, TX. You will play a pivotal role in the design of complex manufacturing facilities. The role requires a highly organized mindset, a passion for driving multi-disciplinary projects, and an unparalleled ability to consistently perform at a high level.
Job
Responsibilities
- ◆Application based sizing and selection of Instruments and Control devices required to operate and optimize complex mechanical and process system, including HVAC, Chilled Water, Compressed Air, etc.
- ◆Initiate instrument datasheets, RFQ packages and perform technical bid evaluations to procure Controls devices
- ◆Work with vendors and contractors to review designs and ensure that they meet Tesla quality and documentation standards
- ◆Participate in development of scalable network architectures for plant wide high reliability control systems
- ◆Work closely with HMI developers and programmers to optimize data exchange and enhance system usability
- ◆Support the Construction team and Contractors to optimally execute scopes of work
- ◆Generate construction drawings including 2D and 3D content to accurately define the installation scope of work
Job
Requirements
- ✓Degree in an Engineering field, or equivalent experi
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