Physics Simulation Engineer, Tesla Bot

Tesla is pioneering the development of humanoid bi-pedal robots (Tesla Bot) designed to revolutionize manufacturing and logistics through task automation. As a Physics Simulation Engineer on the Optimus Simulation team, you'll play a crucial role in advancing the Tesla Bot Autonomy stack. The team focuses on virtualizing all aspects of the Tesla Bot within their simulator, ensuring accurate modeling and seamless integration.

Your primary responsibility will be enhancing the physics simulator's capabilities, including implementing new features, addressing sim-to-real gaps, and optimizing performance. You'll work closely with AI/RL teams, contributing to synthetic dataset generation and reinforcement learning environments for neural network training.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in physics simulators, GPU-accelerated physics, and strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python. Your background in Engineering, Computer Science, or Robotics, combined with knowledge of machine learning techniques, will be essential for improving simulation accuracy and bridging the sim-to-real gap.

This is an exceptional opportunity to be at the forefront of humanoid robotics development, working with cutting-edge technology and contributing to Tesla's mission of advancing sustainable automation. You'll be part of a team that rigorously tests and improves the Tesla Bot software, ensuring optimal performance in real-world scenarios.