What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Engineer, Policy, Optimus position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
What to Expect
What You'll Do
What You'll Bring
Compensation and Benefits
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla isscalingthemanufacturing ofOptimusto the order ofmillionsofbots.The scale ofthisfleet of botsunlockspreviouslyinfeasiblemethodsforreal world learning,real2sim2realandpolicyevaluation.Similar totheend-to-endmodels for FullSelf Driving,we striveforsimplebutscalablealgorithmsforOptimus.As an AIEngineer workingonOptimus Policy,you willwork onthedata,model training,evaluation anddeployment ofOptimuspoliciesfor awide range oftasks- including but notlimited toloco-manipulation,dexterousmanipulation,navigationoutdoors andonuneventerrain etc.You will get to work on the fulltrainingstages ofthe model- from pre-trainingtoreinforcementlearning.
What You'll Do
- Createandscaledatasets from a variety ofsources(human,bot, simulation)
- Designand train efficientandperformant policiesthatcomplete a wide variety oftasks onOptimus
- CreateevaluationbenchmarksforOptimus policiesforfastiterativeimprovement
- Large-scalepre-trainingandreinforcementlearningtocreateintelligent and robustpolicies
- DeploypoliciesonOptimus
What You'll Bring
- Hands-on experience training and deploying policies for robotics or autonomous systems
- StrongproficiencyinPyTorchand large-scale distributed training
- Proventrack recordshipping real-worldneuralpolicies
- Familiarity with multimodal sensing (vision, proprioception, tactile) and modernMLmethods
- Production engineering mindset focused on safety-critical, low-latency systems
- Passion for building general embodied intelligence through reinforcement learning
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:
- 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
Expected Compensation
$124,000 - $558,000/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.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $124,000 - $558,000