Motion Planning Engineer, Tesla Bot

Tesla is on a path to build humanoid robots at scale to automate repetitive and boring tasks. Core to the Tesla Bot, the motion planning stack presents a unique opportunity to work on state-of-the-art motion planning algorithms, culminating in their deployment to real world production applications. Our motion planning software engineers develop and own this stack from inception to deployment.

As a Motion Planning Engineer for the Tesla Bot, you will:

• Design SW algorithms for fast and accurate human motion capture and playback
• Develop motion planning software and algorithms for humanoid, bipedal robots
• Develop algorithms that adapt well to imperfect state estimates and environmental uncertainty
• Design real-time trajectory optimizers, subject to geometric and dynamic constraints
• Effectively map human intent to robot action in a contact rich environment
• Minimize end-to-end latency in trajectory execution to improve robot reaction time
• Contribute to software architecture design, including interfaces between subsystems
• Ship production-quality, safety-critical software
• Collaborate with a team of exceptional individuals laser focused on bringing robotic automation to fruition

Required skills and experience:

• Production-quality, modern C++
• Experience developing modern planning approaches such as search, sampling, continuous optimization and model predictive control on real robots
• Robotics fundamentals, including geometry, linear algebra, multivariate calculus, kinematics, dynamics, probability, and statistics
• Strong background in numerical optimization
• Ability to rapidly prototype and test new algorithms
• Shipped safety critical software for real-time applications in a fast-paced environment
• Background in Computer Science/Engineering, Robotics, Physics, similar field(s) of study, or equivalent practical knowledge

Tesla offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, stock options, and more. The company is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.