Tesla · 2 days ago
AI Engineer, Vision & Foundation Models, Optimus
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $420K/yrTesla is solving robust embodied intelligence through humanoid robots, and they are seeking an AI Engineer to build vision and multimodal foundation models for Optimus. The role involves designing data pipelines, developing state-of-the-art networks, and optimizing models for deployment on edge compute.
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Responsibilities
Design and build scalable data pipelines, utilizing classical computer vision and off-the-shelf models to auto label massive video datasets
Develop and train state-of-the-art foundational vision and multimodal networks, focusing on efficient tokenization, compression, and fusion of vision, language, audio, and tactile data
Iterate on neural network architectures to improve perception, 3D understanding, and world modeling capabilities
Optimize models for deployment on edge compute, utilizing quantization, pruning, and distillation to ensure real-time performance on the robot
Collaborate with hardware and controls engineers to close the loop between perception and actuation in the real world
Qualification
Required
Strong software engineering skills in Python with an ability to write production-quality code
Experience with PyTorch or another major deep learning framework (e.g., JAX, TensorFlow)
Experience training large-scale models on distributed GPU clusters
Strong mathematical fundamentals, including linear algebra, computational geometry, probability theory, and numerical optimization
Familiarity with classical computer vision (camera models, calibration, sensor fusion)
Domain expertise in one or more of the following areas: Foundational Vision, 3D & Geometry, Multimodal Models, Human/Object Reconstruction
Benefits
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
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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