Facilities Water Engineer

Tesla is seeking an experienced and self-motivated Facilities Water Engineer to support the industrial water systems (Pure Water and Wastewater) for EV manufacturing processes at Gigafactory Texas in Austin, TX. You will play a critical role on our facilities engineering team. Come join us to help accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.


Responsibilities

• As a system owner, increase process uptime and minimize equipment downtime for the assigned assets, effectively respond and support facilities operational process issues in a 24/7 production setting
• Create, modify, and optimize standard operating procedures, programs, other documentation, and site specifications
• Complete monthly system operational cost analysis and drive improvement based on analysis. Conduct research and pilot studies to drive CAPEX projects
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (Operations, Maintenance, and Production) along with site customers to ensure process, equipment, and asset availability to best meet customer specifications
• Perform system analysis including root cause analyses, failure mode analyses, capacity and demand management, troubleshooting, SPC, and alarm rationalization
• Integrate and standardize best safety practices for all water purification and waste water treatment systems
• Monitor current system demands and capacity concerns, predict utility and chemical usage through thorough analysis, provide input to strategic short-term, and long-term infrastructure planning

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent with relevant industry experience
• 2+ years of experience in water purification/treatment operations engineering including reverse osmosis (RO) and/or Wastewater treatment systems
• Advanced knowledge of water purification technologies and system operations
• Operational experience in wastewater treatment, domestic water, and demineralized water systems, Prior experience in a high purity facility preferred (e.g. semiconductor)
• Experience with commissioning, starting up, and troubleshooting water systems and understanding of water chemistry
• Ability to use hydraulic analysis such as Pipe-flo, Aspen and RO analysis tools such as ROSA is preferred
• Understanding of system process automation (e.g. DCS) and SCADA

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)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 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