Tesla has officially begun hiring for its new $200 million Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas, a manufacturing hub expected to employ 1,500 people by 2028. The facility, which will build Tesla\u2019s grid-scale Megapack batteries, is part of the company’s growing energy storage footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla\u2019s hiring efforts for the Texas Megafactory are hinted at by the job openings currently active on the company\u2019s Careers website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla\u2019s Brookshire site is expected to produce 10,000 Megapacks annually, equal to 40 gigawatt hours of energy storage, similar to the Lathrop Megafactory in California. Tesla\u2019s Careers website currently lists over 30 job openings for the site, from engineers, welders, and project managers. Each of the openings is listed for Brookshire, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company has leased two buildings in Empire West Business Park, with over $194 million in combined property and equipment investment. Tesla\u2019s agreement with Waller County includes a 60% property tax abatement, contingent on meeting employment benchmarks: 375 jobs by 2026, 750 by 2027, and 1,500 by 2028, as noted in a report from the Houston Business Journal<\/a><\/em>. Tesla is required to employ at least 1,500 workers in the facility through the rest of the 10-year abatement period.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n