Electrical Control Panel Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Control Panel Engineer

Job Location: Austin TX

Job Description & Skill Requirement:

· Exp from Oil&Gas/Petrochemical/chemical process engineering background.

· Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process control requirements, component selection, control architecture, cost, limits.

· Design the system Power Distribution, control architecture and system field cabling/interconnect including Process and instrumentation.

· Design Power Distribution System using Eplan Electrical P8 CAD system.

· The design needs to meet the NFPA79, IEC 60204-1, UL 508A Standards

· Design Safety Interlock System including component selection using ISO 13849-1 requirement

· Implementation (UL1740, ISO 10218 compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment.

· Design Control System using Beckhoff, Siemens, Delta V and others PLC, IOs system, Motor control with VFD or Servo Controller and instrumentation sensors system to meet the system requirement

· Responsible to manage and direct technicians to implement electrical works

· Define system interconnect/schematic and Key control/automation components.

· Coordinate with peers in other engineering groups to ensure that the design criteria is synchronized within all disciplines (System, Mechanical, Software, Process) to meet the requirements.

· Work closely with project managers and electrical team members to ensure all expectations and specifications are translated into the final design.

· Organize and manage vendor on control related deliverable to ensure meet regulatory, Tesla Standards and equipment specification.

· Execute, implement, and support Tesla Standards and Buy off process.

· Enforce application of Tesla standards, Manage suppliers during specification, design review, design approval.

· Handle the electrical system control and power related issues. • Define Power and control requirements by working with System Engineer.

· Problem solving on any electrical design problem, issue and best practice solutions.

· Familiarity and hand on troubleshooting Power Distribution Design, I/O panel and Safety interlock circuit.

· Design Electrical Control schematic including Cable ASM

· Interface with mechanical team/vendors to support on Actuator/stage/motors selection.

· Interface with Software team to ensure the control architecture implementation are correct.

· Provide training to the equipment support and maintenance team

· Establish test plans and control test plan execution at Vendor and at Tesla facility during installation and buy-off

Requirements: • Proficiency with Eplan Electrical P8 or higher on designing Electrical Control Panel, control system wiring and instrumentation. • Proficiency selecting appropriate circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFD, industrial PDP components, servo systems, and key Electrical Control components. • In depth knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA 79, UL508A). • In depth knowledge of Safety standards (ISO 13849-1, ISO 10218). • Familiar with Beckhoff, Siemens, Delta V, other PLCs for overall control system/components and has proven tracked record of previous projects implementation. • Familiar with Safety machinery and process design as well as the applicable Standards • Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, P&ID, and equipment utilizing. • Experience creating technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment is highly desired • Required to work on C2D2 environment with PAPR respirator. • Experience transitioning products and processes from prototype to production desired. • Experience with chemical process control and industrial heating system is a plus