What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Residential Vehicle & Robot Charging position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
The Residential & Robot Charging team owns the full stack of Tesla's home, multi-family, and humanoid-robot charging products (Universal Mobile Connector, Wall Connector, and the Optimus Charger). We build the software that makes charging safe, fast, low-cost and widely accessible.
Our chargers are secure, grid-interactive IoT nodes that must run flawless safety-critical code 24/7, support seamless OTA updates, handle dynamic load management across many units, allow for vehicles to power the home, enable energy billing/reimbursement, integrate with Tesla App, and (soon) charge millions of Optimus robots.
What You'll Do
- Own major firmware subsystems end-to-end (requirements architecture implementation validation fleet monitoring)
- Design and implement safety-critical real-time software in C/C on RTOS and embedded Linux platforms
- Lead protocol implementation and certification efforts for OCPP 2.0.1, ISO 15118-2/-20 (PnC), DIN 70121, and emerging robot-charging standards
- Build wireless (Wi-Fi, BLE, Thread) and wired (Ethernet, PLC, CAN-FD) communication stacks and mesh topologies
- Collaborate with mobile, backend, and hardware teams to deliver complete features (e.g., PowerShare, scheduled charging, site-level load balancing)
- Drive test automation (unit, SIL, HIL, fault injection) and CI/CD pipelines for firmware
- Provide technical mentorship and set the quality bar for the team
What You'll Bring
- 5 years shipping high-reliability embedded firmware for connected devices
- Strong C/C skills in resource-constrained and real-time environments (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, bare-metal)
- Proven experience with TCP/IP, TLS, HTTP, WebSockets in embedded systems
- Hands-on experience with EV charging standards (OCPP, ISO 15118, DIN 70121) or robotics preferred
- Familiarity with smart-home protocols (Matter/CHIP, Thread, HomeKit) preferred
- Comfortable reading schematics, soldering, and lab debugging (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, CAN tools)
- Track record of leading cross-functional projects in a fast-moving environment
- Passion for clean, well-tested code
Compensation and 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
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 : $140,000 - $252,000