Controls & Automation, Infrastructure Programs

What To Expect

The Automation Team Lead provides strategic and technical leadership for all instrumentation, controls, and process automation activities across complex engineering projects and operational initiatives. This role is responsible for setting technical direction, establishing standards, mentoring teams, and ensuring automation solutions are safe, reliable, scalable, and aligned with business objectives. Candidates should expect a management-level role with broad influence across engineering, operations, and project leadership, including accountability for technical quality, resource planning, and long-term system performance.

• Provide technical and functional leadership for instrumentation, controls, and process automation teams
• Establish and maintain automation, controls, and instrumentation design standards and best practices
• Lead automation scope definition, execution strategies, and technical decision-making across projects
• Oversee development and review of control philosophies, P&IDs, I/O lists, network architectures, and logic designs
• Coordinate automation activities across engineering, operations, maintenance, and IT/OT stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, cybersecurity, and safety requirements
• Mentor and develop automation engineers, designers, and specialists

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in instrumentation, controls, and process automation
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing or leading automation teams
• Strong expertise in DCS, PLC, SCADA, and industrial networking architecture
• Deep understanding of process control strategies, instrumentation, and field devices
• Experience developing and enforcing engineering standards and technical governance
• Proven ability to interface with operations, maintenance, and project leadership at a management level

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