Field Engineer, Construction

As a Field Engineer you will be the front-line technical owner for your discipline at Tesla's Photovoltaic Cell Manufacturing facility in Brookshire, Texas. You are expected to be a subject-matter expert in your relevant field: Electrical, Structural, Mechanical, or Process. You support Construction Management from design development through installation, inspection, and turnover.

You must be able to make quick technical decisions in your field, challenging Contractors and Engineering when needed. Depth in your discipline is the requirement.

• Review and approve contractor quality plans and procedures for your discipline
• Develop Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) with contractors against project specifications and the approved design
• Perform and witness required QA/QC inspections of self-perform and contractor work in your discipline
• Own the RFI, field change notice (FCN), and nonconformance (NCR) process for your scope: log, technically answer or route, and close
• Identify field issues early and drive a path to resolution with engineering, contractors, manufacturing, and other stakeholders
• Give constructability and sequencing feedback to enable the most efficient installation possible
• Support development and review of scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, work plans, and resource needs

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or equivalent experience
• You are a subject-matter expert in one relevant field: Electrical, Structural, Mechanical, or Process. General familiarity across disciplines is not enough. You can make technical calls in your field without a lead in the room
• 3+ years in heavy industrial, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, solar, battery, oil and gas, or complex process-plant construction, in the discipline you are applying for
• Prior work on $200M+ projects. Owner-side and contractor-side experience is preferred
• Able to read and apply construction drawings, codes, and technical specifications in your discipline without hand-holding
• High proficiency in Excel, Bluebeam, and a scheduling tool (Microsoft Project or equivalent). Navisworks and AutoCAD are expected

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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)