Modeling & Simulation Design Engineer, Optimus
Tesla
Modeling & Simulation Design Engineer, Optimus
Job Description
The Optimus team designs and builds humanoid bi-pedal robots to automate repetitive tasks and wheeled robots for manufacturing and autonomous logistics. The team joins mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing engineering disciplines in a highly collaborative team. You will work on improving the robot’s behavior in the real world and reflecting those capabilities in a simulation engine for fast iteration. The code you will write will at term run in thousands of humanoid robots in real world situations and will therefore be held to high quality standards.
Locations
- Palo Alto, California, United States
Salary
84,000 - 234,000 USD / yearly
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
140,000 - 220,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- proficiency in Python, C++, Matlab/Simulinkintermediate
- experience with controls system development, modeling, and implementationintermediate
- knowledge of control systems including, spring loaded inverted pendulum, zero momentum control, model predictive control, Motor controlsintermediate
- Modeling knowledge in inverse kinematics, inverse/forward dynamics, impedance control, torque controlintermediate
- experience, understanding, and intuition for the physics of basic electric propulsion, motion control systems, and heat transferintermediate
- Familiar with gear reduction mechanisms including planetary, belt drives, harmonics drives, magnetic gearsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability (experience)
- 3+ years’ experience with controls system development, modeling, and implementation (experience, 3 years)
- Excellent background in linear systems analysis, stability, and controller design (experience)
- Creating dynamic models of electrical, mechanical, and thermal systems (experience)
- Experience, understanding, and intuition for the physics of basic electric propulsion, motion control systems, and heat transfer (experience)
- Knowledge in control systems including, spring loaded inverted pendulum, zero momentum control, model predictive control, Motor controls, etc. (experience)
- Modeling knowledge in inverse kinematics, inverse/forward dynamics, impedance control, torque control, etc. (experience)
- Basic design of electric motors, power electronics and control circuits (experience)
- Familiar with gear reduction mechanisms including planetary, belt drives, harmonics drives, magnetic gears, etc. (experience)
- Excellent programming skills in Python, C++, Matlab/Simulink (experience)
Responsibilities
- Work on the architecture and controls for per-joint level systems in the Tesla Bot
- Robot modelling architecture
- Conceptual design of biped robots
- Accurate modeling of kinematic chains
- Abstraction and conversion of joint mechanisms into rigid body trees
- Physics/model representations of joints, limbs
- Design and support of new mechanism
- Measurement and matching of model and simulation
- Complex controls simplification for fast analysis
Benefits
- general: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- general: Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- general: Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- general: Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
- general: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- general: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- general: Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- general: Employee Assistance Program
- general: Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
- general: Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- general: Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- general: Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- general: Tesla Babies program
- general: Commuter benefits
- general: Employee discounts and perks program
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Modeling & Simulation Design Engineer, Optimus
Tesla
Modeling & Simulation Design Engineer, Optimus
Job Description
The Optimus team designs and builds humanoid bi-pedal robots to automate repetitive tasks and wheeled robots for manufacturing and autonomous logistics. The team joins mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing engineering disciplines in a highly collaborative team. You will work on improving the robot’s behavior in the real world and reflecting those capabilities in a simulation engine for fast iteration. The code you will write will at term run in thousands of humanoid robots in real world situations and will therefore be held to high quality standards.
Locations
- Palo Alto, California, United States
Salary
84,000 - 234,000 USD / yearly
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
140,000 - 220,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- proficiency in Python, C++, Matlab/Simulinkintermediate
- experience with controls system development, modeling, and implementationintermediate
- knowledge of control systems including, spring loaded inverted pendulum, zero momentum control, model predictive control, Motor controlsintermediate
- Modeling knowledge in inverse kinematics, inverse/forward dynamics, impedance control, torque controlintermediate
- experience, understanding, and intuition for the physics of basic electric propulsion, motion control systems, and heat transferintermediate
- Familiar with gear reduction mechanisms including planetary, belt drives, harmonics drives, magnetic gearsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability (experience)
- 3+ years’ experience with controls system development, modeling, and implementation (experience, 3 years)
- Excellent background in linear systems analysis, stability, and controller design (experience)
- Creating dynamic models of electrical, mechanical, and thermal systems (experience)
- Experience, understanding, and intuition for the physics of basic electric propulsion, motion control systems, and heat transfer (experience)
- Knowledge in control systems including, spring loaded inverted pendulum, zero momentum control, model predictive control, Motor controls, etc. (experience)
- Modeling knowledge in inverse kinematics, inverse/forward dynamics, impedance control, torque control, etc. (experience)
- Basic design of electric motors, power electronics and control circuits (experience)
- Familiar with gear reduction mechanisms including planetary, belt drives, harmonics drives, magnetic gears, etc. (experience)
- Excellent programming skills in Python, C++, Matlab/Simulink (experience)
Responsibilities
- Work on the architecture and controls for per-joint level systems in the Tesla Bot
- Robot modelling architecture
- Conceptual design of biped robots
- Accurate modeling of kinematic chains
- Abstraction and conversion of joint mechanisms into rigid body trees
- Physics/model representations of joints, limbs
- Design and support of new mechanism
- Measurement and matching of model and simulation
- Complex controls simplification for fast analysis
Benefits
- general: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- general: Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- general: Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- general: Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
- general: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- general: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- general: Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- general: Employee Assistance Program
- general: Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
- general: Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- general: Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- general: Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- general: Tesla Babies program
- general: Commuter benefits
- general: Employee discounts and perks program
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