Associate Controls Engineer, Automation Development
Brooklyn Park, MNFull-time$82–124K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Tesla seeks an Associate Controls Engineer for its Automation Development organization, which designs and builds automated manufacturing equipment. The engineer develops and deploys software for industrial controllers and supports equipment from concept and programming through debugging, commissioning, and production support. Equipment is built and tested at the Automation Development site before shipment to Tesla factories for final commissioning and start of production.
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Tesla is seeking an Associate Controls Engineer to join a world-class team of engineers in our Automation Development organization. The Automation Development organization helps bring Tesla's vision to reality by designing and building the automated equipment that manufactures Tesla's world-class products.
As an Associate Controls Engineer, you are responsible for developing and deploying software for industrial controllers that control automated manufacturing equipment. This includes devices like PLC's, HMI's, robot controllers, machine vision systems and more. New automated manufacturing equipment is designed, built and performance tested at our Automation Development site, then shipped to its final destination at a Tesla factory, for final commissioning and start of production.
What You'll Do
Contribute to manufacturing equipment projects through all phases of development, taking ownership of your assignment through concepting, programming, simulation, hands-on debugging & factory commissioning
Under the direction of a lead controls engineer, you'll work on station level scopes ranging in difficulty from simple condition logic for manual operator stations, to moderately complex automated stations that include a variety of control devices
Collaborate with mechanical & electrical engineers toselect control devices such as motors & drives, actuators & sensors
Performsimulations and timing calculations to validate equipment layout & cycle time
Define software architecture by creating diagrams and flow charts for high level topology, device level control and process sequencing
Program PLC's for state control, motor control,servo motion control and pneumatic actuations
Program industrial robots for material handling and process applications
Work hands-on with equipment during the debug phaseto bring the equipment to a high performing and robust state by performing initial hardware checks and thorough software validation and exception handling
Follow the equipment and travel to the factory for on-site commissioning, final validation and initial support into production
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Experience in procedural programming, preferably with industrial controllersfrom Siemens, Beckhoff or Allen Bradley
Experience in an industrial settingor hands on experience building, troubleshooting or fixingelectro-mechanical systems
Experience with industrial electricalwiring for 3-Phase AC power and DC controlcircuits
Familiar with common hand tools and diagnostic tools (e.g., multimeters)
Ability to travel ~25%, potentially on short notice
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
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
Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)
Expected Compensation
$82,440 - $123,660/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
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.
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor Degree
Minimum Experience Required
None
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
No
Physical Required
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$82,440.00 - $123,660.00 / Annually
Postal Code
55311
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
287950
Job Benefits
Not specified
How this job compares
Set against the 2,409 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$82–124K/yr
- Minnesota median$91–130K/yr55 salary ranges
- US median$111–160K/yr1,361 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $103K, is 6% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($110K) — in the middle half of Controls Engineer salary ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 60 open Controls Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 2,409 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Actalent8 open
- Sargent & Lundy6 open
- RITALKA, Inc.4 open
- Experience
- Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (2,040 postings).
- Education
- 1,200 of the 2,409 open Controls Engineer jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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