Location: Austin,TX, USA
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