OT Security Engineer – Manufacturing Operations

About the role

Tesla is looking for an OT Security Engineer to protect its high‑volume manufacturing environment at Giga Nevada, including the Tesla Semi production lines. The role works directly on the factory floor, collaborating with engineering, IT, and InfoSec teams to embed security without impacting production.

Key responsibilities

• Execute OT security initiatives across manufacturing lines, test labs, and facility OT networks.
• Drive vulnerability management, patching, and firmware baselines for PLCs, HMIs, robot controllers, and industrial PCs.
• Use Claroty (or similar) for asset visibility, vulnerability tracking, and anomaly detection.
• Partner with Controls Engineering and IT Manufacturing to harden endpoints, improve network segmentation, and enhance OT architecture.
• Support secure remote‑access solutions for internal teams and external vendors.
• Contribute to industrial robotics security, including controller hardening and credential management.
• Participate in OT incident response, investigations, and post‑incident remediation.
• Help onboard new Semi tooling, equipment, and production lines securely.
• Assist with threat modeling and security reviews for new manufacturing capabilities.

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience in OT, ICS, SCADA, or manufacturing security roles.
• Proven ability to execute remediation in uptime‑critical systems.
• Experience supporting secure remote access in OT environments.
• Familiarity with OT incident response workflows.

Required skills

• PLC platforms: Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff.
• OT protocols: EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus.
• Claroty or comparable OT security tooling.
• SIEM tools (preferably Splunk).
• Secure remote‑access solutions for industrial environments.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and full‑time employment.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 payroll deduction from day one.
• Family‑building benefits including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
• Opportunities to work on cutting‑edge manufacturing and security technologies.