Facilities Water Engineer
Job Category
Construction & Facilities
Location
AUSTIN, Texas
Req. ID
226413
Job Type
Full-time
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What to Expect What You’ll Do What You’ll Bring
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.
- 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
- 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
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
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
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.