What are the responsibilities and job description for the Motion Planning Engineer, Optimus position at Tesla?
Tesla is on a path to build humanoid robots at scale to automate repetitive and boring tasks. Core to the Optimus, 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.
Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire :
2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Expected Compensation
120,000 - $360,000 / 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.
Salary : $120,000 - $360,000
