Robotics Physics Modeling Engineer, Model Based Design, Optimus

What to Expect
Welcome to Tesla's Optimus Robotics Team, the epicenter of innovation, where we're not just designing humanoid bi-pedal robots like the Tesla Bot; we're creating a revolution in automation for repetitive tasks and pioneering wheeled robots for manufacturing and autonomous logistics. Join us in this thrilling journey, where you'll find yourself at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing engineering disciplines, working collaboratively to drive the future of robotics. You will be at the forefront of groundbreaking developments, working on the core of robotics evolution. Your focus will be on model informed design and architecture development of robots that set new standards for performance. You'll be empowered to optimize powertrains, innovate linkages, and enhance the capabilities of robotic limbs, all with an eye on efficient mass production.
What You’ll Do

• Robot physics-based modelling
• Model-based design, architecture development, and robot controller development
• Conceptual design of biped robots
• Accurate modeling of kinematic chains
• Accurate modeling of system dynamics
• Abstraction and conversion of joint mechanisms into rigid body trees
• Physics/model representations of joints, limbs etc and improving sim to real transfer
• Model-informed design supporting new mechanism development
• Measurement and matching of model and measurement for low real to sim gap
• Complex controls simplification for fast analysis

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability
• 4+ years’ experience with system model development, controller co-simulation, and validation
• Experience in developing from scratch physics-based multibody system models of electro-mechanical systems comprising several parts
• Analysis skills including statics, multibody dynamics, vibration, kinematics, stress, fatigue and thermal analyses; proficency in multibody dynamics modeling and simulation of robotics systems preferred
• Experience, understanding, and intuition for the physics of basic electric propulsion, motion control systems, and heat transfer
• Good knowledge in control systems including, motor controls, model-based design, linear systems analysis and stability
• Modeling knowledge in kinematics, inverse/forward dynamics, position control, torque control etc.
• Familiarity with basic design of electric motors, power electronics & control circuits
• Good understanding of gear reduction mechanisms including belt drives, harmonic drives, linear drives, planetary drives, etc.
• Proficiency in open-source robotics solvers and incorporating customized models to open-source and in-house tools to inform design; strong programming skills in C++ or Python (both preferred)