Tesla Toronto Controls Software Automation Engineering Internship/Co-Op (Fall 2023)

What to Expect

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Location: Greater Toronto Area

The Role

The Tesla Toronto Automation Controls team is looking for a Software Automation Engineer to join our team. You will help to develop machine and process concepts along with several Controls Engineers. Candidate will help program all controls components such as PLC, safety devices, HMI, servo drives and process hardware from power-on to debug, and finally to process fine tuning and validation.

What You’ll Do

·       Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related programs

·       Coursework in analog and digital circuits, control systems, logic, and programming

·       Exposure to programming microcontrollers

·       Proficiency with CAD (AutoCAD, CATIA, SolidWorks)

·       Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines

·       Exemplary verbal and written communication skills

·       Well organized with meticulous attention to detail

·       Self-motivated and able to work under minimal supervision

·       Willingness and ability to learn new technologies and take on different assignments

·       Mastery of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

What You’ll Bring

·       Strong propensity to build, assemble, fix and program things

·       Use of common power and hand tools

·       Programming experience in C++, Python, SQL or similar language

·       Industrial electrical panel design

·       PLC programming (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff or similar)

·       HMI/SCADA programming (Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff, Ignition or similar)

·       Servo motors and controllers (Kinetix or similar)

Compensation and Benefits

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