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Controls Engineer, Megapack Site Controls

Tesla Motors, Inc.
133,440 - 292,800 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Palo Alto
Dec 10, 2025
What to Expect

Join the Megapack Site Controls team and help accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Our team designs control systems integrating Megapacks with energy generation, such as solar, wind and gensets, into applications such as power plants, data centers and microgrids. Our mission is to empower a seamless energy transition by delivering best-in-class control systems that are adaptable to power systems and applications around the world.

As a Controls Engineer on our team, you'll design, test, and deploy control systems to advance this mission. You'll work with embedded controls and server-based tools, collaborating across teams to ensure our systems meet real-world needs. We're looking for a flexible, collaborative engineer with a passion for sustainable energy and the ability to contribute to diverse technical challenges.


What You'll Do
  • Collaborate with project, product and firmware/software teams to define requirements for new control behaviors
  • Develop and modify control algorithms (MATLAB/Simulink) and verify that they meet product requirements using simulations and HIL test setups (Typhoon)
  • Develop tools to help simulate, test and troubleshoot site control behavior
  • Document and present designs clearly to gain organization buy-in
  • Support field teams in the deployment and troubleshooting of our control systems
  • Define our technology roadmap and contribute to the larger goal of making our control systems plug and play

What You'll Bring
  • Strong grasp of electrical engineering and control system fundamentals
  • Proficiency in modelling control systems in Simulink, RSCAD, PSCAD, or similar
  • Proficiency with at least one programming language (eg. Rust, Python, or PLC Structured Text)
  • Experience validating controls with SIL/HIL simulation environments
  • Ability to communicate findings in a concise & clear manner and ability to work cross functionally with engineering, business development, and deployment personnel
  • A passion for sustainable energy

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
    Expected Compensation
    $133,440 - $292,800/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.

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