3D Creative Generalist, Tesla App, Energy

About the role

Join us and build the 3D experiences that bring Tesla's energy products to life. We're looking for creative 3D generalists to join our team and help shape how millions of Tesla Solar and Powerwall owners understand and interact with their energy systems through the Tesla app.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in cross-functional design sessions with design and product management teams
• Collaborate with the design team to design and model 3D assets from loose design guidance and reference material to realize a shippable product vision
• Build performant real-time 3D models in Blender for mobile platforms — simplifying complex CAD data, re-topologizing, UV mapping, light baking, and efficient surfacing
• Write shaders and integrate your work into Unreal Engine using Blueprints and C++, enabling integration into the Tesla App
• Create marketing assets and rendered videos for campaigns, including our end-of-year story campaign, Tesla Recharged — rendering and editing video content as part of your production pipeline
• Own a portion of the Tesla app and care about its overall quality and performance, write documentation, and review work contributed by team members building in your space
• Obsess over delivering beautiful, intuitive, and powerful experiences for our users
• Use first principles thinking to simplify and optimize processes and practices, for the purpose of providing better experiences for customers, faster

Requirements

Strong portfolio demonstrating your versatility and ability to deliver in the 3D technical and artistic domain, from photorealistic to vibrant and stylized

Degree in Design, Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Experience in modeling and texturing in Blender for real-time 3D use

Experience with Unreal Engine, including Blueprints and some C++

Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud tools (Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Media Encoder)

Qualifications

An eye for design trends, creative sensibility, and a sense of style, polish, and taste

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Skills

• Modeling and texturing in Blender for real-time 3D use
• Writing shaders and integrating work into Unreal Engine using Blueprints and C++
• Creating marketing assets and rendered videos for campaigns
• Using first principles thinking to simplify and optimize processes and practices

Benefits

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
• 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Tesla Babies program
• Employee discounts and perks program

Pay

Expected Compensation $140,000 - $252,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits