What to Expect
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.
What You’ll Do
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
What You’ll Bring
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
AUSTIN, Texas
Full time