What To Expect
The Optimus team designs and builds humanoid bi-pedal robots to automate repetitive tasks and wheeled robots for manufacturing and autonomous logistics. The team joins mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing engineering disciplines in a highly collaborative team. You will work on improving the robot’s behavior in the real world and reflecting those capabilities in a simulation engine for fast iteration. The code you will write will at term run in thousands of humanoid robots in real world situations and will therefore be held to high quality standards.

What You'll Do

Work on the architecture and controls for per-joint level systems in the Tesla Bot 

Robot modelling architecture

Conceptual design of biped robots

Accurate modeling of kinematic chains

Abstraction and conversion of joint mechanisms into rigid body trees

Physics/model representations of joints, limbs

Design and support of new mechanism

Measurement and matching of model and simulation

Complex controls simplification for fast analysis

What You'll Bring

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability

3+ years’ experience with controls system development, modeling, and implementation

Excellent background in linear systems analysis, stability, and controller design

Creating dynamic models of electrical, mechanical, and thermal systems

Experience, understanding, and intuition for the physics of basic electric propulsion, motion control systems, and heat transfer

Knowledge in control systems including, spring loaded inverted pendulum, zero momentum control, model predictive control, Motor controls, etc. Modeling knowledge in inverse kinematics, inverse/forward dynamics, impedance control, torque control, etc.

Basic design of electric motors, power electronics and control circuits

Familiar with gear reduction mechanisms including planetary, belt drives, harmonics drives, magnetic gears, etc.

Excellent programming skills in Python, C++, Matlab/Simulink

Benefits
Compensation and 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

Family-building, 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

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 to include: 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

Expected Compensation

$124,000 - $285,600/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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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