Jobs · Education · California

Internship, Reinforcement Learning Engineer, Optimus (Summer 2026)

Tesla · Palo Alto, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteEducation$100k–$150k/yrInternship

What You'll Do

  • Develop end-to-end robotic learning with either reinforcement or imitation learning
  • Train machine learning and deep learning models on a computing cluster for grasping and locomotion tasks
  • Learn to perform dexterous tasks using high degree of freedom hands
  • Learn different robot policies to solve language-conditioned tasks from vision

What You'll Bring

  • Currently pursuing an advanced degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field with a gradation date between 2025 - 2026
  • Experience in end-to-end robotic learning, with either imitation or reinforcement learning
  • Exposure to robot learning through tactile and/or vision-based sensors is a plus
  • Strong software and computing fundamentals

Benefits

  • Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. Both have an option with a $0 payroll contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program

Pay and Benefits

Expected Compensation: $100,000 - $150,000/annual salary + benefits

The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered.

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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