Software Engineer, Optimus

About the role

Come join the Manufacturing Test and Engineering software team and help us accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. As a member of our team, you will develop software for in-house designed test equipment that ensures the functionality of products Tesla manufactures and sells to customers. You will collaborate closely with other engineering disciplines, design teams, and manufacturing teams, playing a critical role in launching and ramping up Tesla’s products to meet all specifications and delight customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced environment where you will exercise your creative thinking skills to solve complex problems.
• Play a key role in all aspects of product design and validation, going beyond software development to make a meaningful impact on the company’s success.
• Write software in Go, LabVIEW, and/or Python to thoroughly validate Tesla products on a manufacturing line, communicating with various hardware devices such as data acquisition systems, mechanical actuators, PLCs, and Tesla products over CAN, UDS, etc.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to design test equipment that validates product functionality, optimizing accuracy, cost, cycle time, and other performance indicators.
• Develop software that enables test equipment to be easily maintainable by 24/7 production teams, and drive continuous improvements to your software.
• Bring ideas and work on projects that advance our software tech stack to world-class capabilities.
• Travel to different facilities across the US and the world to deploy your work.

Requirements

• Fluency in at least one object-oriented programming language.
• Familiarity with hardware connection protocols (e.g., CAN, UDS, gRPC, Modbus/TCP, TCP/IP, OPCUA, etc.).
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and/or with physical hardware devices.
• Experience working with Windows and Linux OS.
• Familiarity with devops and CI/CD tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, and GitHub actions).
• Familiarity with data pipeline/data visualization tools (e.g., Telegraf, Kafka, and Grafana).
• Familiarity with cloud development tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, and Vault).
• Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and full-time Tesla employee benefits starting on day 1 of hire.
• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction.
• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with options for $0 paycheck contribution.
• Company-paid Health Savings Account (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.
• Company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability insurance (90-day waiting period).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Sick and vacation time (flex time for salary positions, accrued hours for hourly positions), and paid holidays.
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources.
• Voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance.
• Weight loss and tobacco cessation programs.
• Tesla Babies program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee discounts and perks program.