Internship, Reinforcement Learning Engineer, Optimus (Summer 2026) jobs in United States
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Tesla · 1 day ago

Internship, Reinforcement Learning Engineer, Optimus (Summer 2026)

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$100K/yr - $150K/yr

Tesla is on a path to build humanoid bi-pedal robots at scale. As a member of the software team, you will design and implement reliable & efficient code for learned robotics, specifically applying to precise manipulation, full body locomotion, and more.

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Responsibilities

Develop end-to-end robotic learning with either reinforcement or imitation learning
Train machine learning and deep learning models on a computing cluster for grasping and locomotion tasks
Learn to perform dexterous tasks using high degree of freedom hands
Learn different robot policies to solve language-conditioned tasks from vision

Qualification

End-to-end robotic learningReinforcement learningImitation learningMachine learningDeep learningRoboticsSoftware fundamentalsComputing fundamentalsTactile sensorsVision-based sensors

Required

Currently pursuing an advanced degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field with a gradation date between 2025 - 2026
Experience in end-to-end robotic learning, with either imitation or reinforcement learning
Strong software and computing fundamentals

Preferred

Exposure to robot learning through tactile and/or vision-based sensors is a plus

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 an option with a $0 payroll contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program

Company

Tesla

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Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
dateFounded in 2003
location
Austin, Texas, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.tesla.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$20.12B
Key Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M

Leadership Team

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Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
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Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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