PLC Programmer

NES Fircroft; California (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesla Automation has ongoing PLC Programmer requirements across the US Tesla plants. Initial deployments are expected to run for 8-12 weeks. If performance is strong, contractors could be retained until the end of Q1 2027. Hours: 65-80 hours per week.

Rotation: 4-5 On, 1-2 Off. Multiple Site Positions: Freemont (8), Austin (2), Reno (2), Houston (1). No sponsorship provided. Priority skills include Siemens TIA Portal / S7, WinCC / SINAMICS / S120 drives, onsite commissioning, and production

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of relevant professional experience in commissioning
• Basic programming knowledge
• Basic knowledge of safety programming with TwinCAT3 or Siemens TIA Portal
• Good knowledge of the Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 or Siemens TIA Portal development environment
• Minimum 12 months of PLC programming experience
• Experience with programming standards in the automotive industry
• Good knowledge of Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 or Siemens TIA Portal development environment
• Minimum three years of PLC programming experience
• Experience with programming standards in the automotive industry
• Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 or Siemens TIA Portal proficiency

Responsibilities

• Commissioning of machines up to error-free manual operation of all components
• Commissioning bus systems (Profinet or EtherCAT)
• Commissioning and testing safety devices (emergency stop, doors, light curtains)
• Commissioning of servo drives (Siemens S120, LTI ServoOne, etc.) including safety functions
• Commissioning of manual functions
• Troubleshooting in collaboration with electricians
• Support with the setup of machines
• Production support

Skills

Previous Tesla PLC programming

Onsite commissioning

Production support and troubleshooting

Automotive battery line or e-mobility

Basic programming knowledge

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Siemens S7

WinCC

SINAMICS

S120 drives

Beckhoff TwinCAT 3

Job description

Tesla Automation has ongoing PLC Programmer requirements across the US Tesla plants. Initial deployments are expected to run for 8-12 weeks. If performance is strong, contractors could be retained until the end of Q1 2027. Hours: 65-80 hours per week. Rotation: 4-5 On, 1-2 Off. Multiple Site Positions: Freemont (8), Austin (2), Reno (2), Houston (1). No sponsorship provided.

Priority skills:

• Previous Tesla PLC programming experience
• Siemens TIA Portal / S7
• WinCC / SINAMICS / S120 drives
• Onsite commissioning
• Production support and troubleshooting
• Automotive battery line or e-mobility commissioning

For additional candidates, also consider candidates with the following automotive PLC standards:

• SICAR / SICA
• BMW GSC / TMO / TKB

These frameworks are reasonably close to Tesla's Siemens PLC software environment

Level A

Task

• Commissioning of machines up to the error-free manual operation of all individual components
• Commissioning bus system (Profinet or EtherCAT)
• Commissioning and testing of safety devices (emergency stop, doors, light curtains)
• Commissioning of servo drives (Siemens S120, LTI ServoOne, Jenny Science, etc.) including safety functions (STO, SOS, SLS)
• Commissioning of manual functions
• Troubleshooting in collaboration with our electricians
• Support with the setup of machines
• Production support

Profile

• Minimum 6 months of relevant professional experience in the field of commissioning
• Basic programming knowledge
• Basic knowledge of safety programming with TwinCAT3 or Siemens TIA Portal
• Good knowledge of the Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 or Siemens TIA Portal development environment

Level B

Task

• Commissioning of machines up to the error-free operation of all automated functions
  • Home Position run
  • Calibrations
  • Master controller connection (e.g., Tesla MOS and Pallet Record)
  • Communication with external controllers (e.g., vision systems, lasers, screwdrivers)
  • Production operation
• Production support

Profile

• Minimum 12 months of relevant professional experience in the field of PLC programming
• Experience with programming standards in the automotive industry
• Good knowledge of the Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 or Siemens TIA Portal development environment

Level C

Task

• Complete development of machine software according to requirements
  • Preparation of hardware configuration
  • Preparation of safety software based on the safety matrix
  • Preparation of manual functions based on system diagrams
  • Preparation of sequential functions based on time-function diagrams
• Creation of visualizations
• Creation of documents and operating instructions

Profile

• Minimum three years of relevant professional experience in the field of PLC programming
• Experience with programming standards in the automotive industry
• Good knowledge of the Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 or Siemens TIA Portal development environment