Tesla · 13 hours ago
Maps & Navigation Algorithms Engineer, Vehicle Controls
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $360K/yrTesla is a leading electric vehicle manufacturer, and they are seeking a Maps & Navigation Algorithms Engineer to develop accurate maps for their navigation engine. The role involves improving map quality using algorithmic approaches and automating workflows to enhance the map building process, ultimately impacting the customer experience positively.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Leverage Tesla’s unique data sources and your skills to measure map quality and surfaces issues across elements like lane graphs, connectivity, attributes, points of interest, etc
Automate these workflows, improve their precision, and identify other process gaps, ultimately speeding up pace of map improvements
Design, prototype, and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning and data-driven algorithms to efficiently up-level our map building process
Use your insights to help prioritize improvements across the map building stack
Overall, own and champion map quality – a critical part of our Robotaxi and Full Self Driving experience
Qualification
Required
Strong fundamentals of geo-spatial and topological analytics
Understanding of approaches to measure, improve, and validate map and lane graph quality
Comfort working with large production scale datasets
Strong proficiency in either Python, Go, C++ and libraries for geo-spatial, and graph analysis
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with software developers to execute on open-ended projects in small, fast-moving teams
Ability to clearly communicate actionable analytics and insights to cross functional teams
Degree in Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
Preferred
Experience with GIS and map building/map quality problems at scale
Experience with using ML approaches to map problems
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
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$20.12BKey Investors
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2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
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Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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