306 lead software engineering jobs found

The Program Manager, Product Readiness is a cross-functional role rooted in coordination with various stakeholders on large-scale launch readiness initiatives that move the Robotaxi program forward. You will partner closely with engineering, development, service and operations teams to efficiently deliver on aggressive milestones, driving excellence in every release. The ideal candidate brings strong program management skills, technical knowledge of vehicle software and hardware, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is passionate about delivering a magical Robotaxi experience to our riders. The Role Drive new market, market scaling & new feature operations launches from ideation through completion Work across teams to define ownership and decision-making, and maintain an organized roadmap to ensure stakeholder alignment on new initiatives Create & communicate launch plans, track readiness & report status, blockers & changes, providing clear visibility &...

Consider before submitting an application This position is expected to start around January or February 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (ending approximately May 2027 or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships. Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not internships. International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. Multiple Locations Possible: Fremont, CA; Lathrop, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX, Sparks, NV The Role Your application for the Industrial Engineering Internship will be considered...

Consider before submitting an application This position is expected to start around January or February 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (ending approximately May 2027 or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships. Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not internships. International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. Multiple Locations Possible: Fremont, CA; Lathrop, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX, Sparks, NV The Role Your application for the Supply Chain Management Internship will be considered...

Consider before submitting an application This position is expected to start around January 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (ending approximately May 2027 or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships. Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not internships. International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. Internship Program at Tesla The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize and develop emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they...

Robotaxi products will revolutionize transportation as we know it today, creating an abundance of safe, low cost, and exciting rides in incredibly cool products. The Robotaxi Products and Engineering team is at the center of design and operational excellence of autonomous vehicles. From the launch of Robotaxi on MY in 2025 to the revolutionary Cybercab product coming this year, team Robotaxi is at the cutting edge of AV technology. Safety of our Autonomous Vehicles is the foundation of our product design and operational protocol. In this position you will take lead in promoting, training, and engaging with critical external partners. You will play a key role in unlocking the scale of our autonomous fleet through these interactions. Building partnerships and trust with local administrators, first responders, and other critical groups. Our mission is to revolutionize roadway safety with our autonomy products, and you will have a key part in bringing that mission to reality. The...

As a Tesla Engineering Maintenance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational availability of a wide array of utility equipment. You will apply your technical skills to troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and install mechanical & electrical systems, building systems, utility generation equipment, providing optimal support to all manufacturing operations. You will use software tools to capture data, track downtime, plan work, evaluate and assist in development and enhancement of preventive maintenance and safety programs. You will work with the plant operations engineering teams to sustain, improve and modernize equipment. This is a physically demanding job working in tight spaces, requiring walking and standing as well as bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing ladders and lying on the ground intermittently throughout the day. In addition, the technician may wear a fall protection harness while working from heights or from a suspended position. Engineering...

The Staff Technical Program Manager, Camera Hardware is a senior technical program leader within the Autopilot and Electronic Systems Engineering organization. This role owns end-to-end strategy and execution for Camera Hardware and Camera Cleaning product development across vehicle programs and is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, technical judgment, and organizational influence. Beyond day-to-day program tracking, the Staff TPM sets the program architecture for how camera hardware is planned, validated, released, and launched; drives cross-functional decision-making at the system and vehicle level; and elevates team execution quality through process design, risk leadership, and executive-ready communication. This is a staff-level role for a leader who can define the plan of record, resolve ambiguity, and deliver complex electromechanical systems at Tesla scale. The Role Own end-to-end strategy and execution for Camera Hardware and Camera Cleaning...

Tesla’s mission is to build a world of amazing abundance, and Tesla Energy plays a critical role. We are seeking an experienced Global Product Content Manager – Residential Energy Hardware, with a strong background in product marketing, to lead efforts for Tesla's residential energy solutions. This role will focus on driving product awareness, education, and demand for Powerwall, Tesla Solar Panel and Tesla Solar Roof. The Global Product Content Manager will own the go-to-market strategy, positioning, and execution for these products worldwide, emphasizing their role in energy independence, backup power during outages, cost savings through grid arbitrage, and integration with Tesla's ecosystem (vehicles, charging, app). You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, sales, creative and regional teams to accelerate adoption and position Tesla as the leader in residential energy solutions. The Role Manage product marketing content and creative roadmap – including...

Tesla's mission is to build a world of amazing abundance, and Tesla Energy plays a critical role. We are seeking an experienced Global Content Manager – Residential Energy Software, with a strong background in product marketing and digital storytelling, to lead content efforts for Tesla's residential energy software ecosystem. This role will focus on driving awareness, education, and adoption of the Tesla app's energy management capabilities, Powerwall software features, and emerging platform services such as Tesla Home, Opticaster, Storm Watch, Charge on Solar, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), Tesla Electric and other energy optimization features. The Global Content Manager will own the content strategy, messaging, and execution for these software experiences worldwide while emphasizing their role in energy independence, intelligent home automation, cost optimization through dynamic grid arbitrage, and deep integration across Tesla's product ecosystem (vehicles, Powerwall, solar,...

Tesla is seeking energetic and highly motivated ProcessTechnicians to join our Castings team. The Process Technician position is critical to ensuring the reliability and success of Tesla’s manufacturing operations, and you’ll have the opportunity to become a part of it. You will bring knowledge and experience in extreme elements. A strong drive to learn new skills and acquire knowledge will improve your likelihood to success both in this role and your personal career development at Tesla. The Role Operate and load the stack melting furnace, Record the weight of the charge and additives in the Ignition-Vulcan System Cleaning and maintenance of melting furnaces to produce high quality metal, work with high temperature aluminum and furnaces, and transfer liquid aluminum from Stack Melter to holding furnaces through transfer ladles, while communicating improvements to engineering through Take Charges, that they believe are necessary to actively work on the implementation...

The Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer role within the Aerodynamic Prototype team will lead the design, build & test of physical models in coordination with the Aerodynamics Engineering team. Tesla places a strong emphasis on vehicle aerodynamic optimization, not only for efficiency & range, but for wind noise as well. Our group works closely with Design & other engineering groups to achieve maximum performance with minimal compromise to other attributes. The Aerodynamic Prototype team is small, highly motivated & thrives in a rapid engineering environment. This role offers the rare opportunity to participate in the development of new & genuinely cutting-edge vehicles. You must have a genuine passion for engineering the best EVs in the world. The Role Lead the design & create build plans for wind tunnel models that align with the aerodynamicists’ test plans & program deliverables Execute build plans by designing, releasing & coordinating the build of test properties for...

Tesla's Cell Infrastructure team is looking for a Commissioning Turnover Engineer to coordinate the transition of process and utilities systems completion from construction to commissioning, and eventually to Facilities Operations. In this role you will support planning, coordinating, executing, tracking, and reporting all construction and commissioning activities for a specific area or project scope. The role will work with construction, quality assurance, commissioning, and facilities management to ensure the scope is systemized, and relevant documents completed to officially hand over operable systems, and that the equipment meets all code, specification, and project requirements. This role has a travel expectancy of 10%-20% The Role Set up proper tools to control and track the progressive completion of construction and commissioning activities. This includes leading and managing systemization. (CXAlloy) Guide and monitor the field activities in an orderly manner...

We’re seeking a Fremont-based engineering manager to lead next-generation large-format cylindrical products, pioneered by Tesla, specifically for EVs.  This position offers outsize leverage on the mission to deliver affordable & exhilarating vehicles that accelerate Earth’s transition to sustainable energy!  Our vertically-integrated program (from refining to recycling— electrode thru vehicle— hardware + software) uniquely enables full-stack engineering for extreme speed, precision and volume, leveraging troves of internal data, and super-aligned technical partners that carry years of execution pedigree and mass-production wisdom. The Role Lead and grow team of 15+ design engineers; own new & derivative versions of Tesla’s in-house 46x cell from initial requirements, through B~C phase development, to factory launch Define & drive execution of bold projects that optimize cost / performance and neutralize vexing tradeoffs spanning product + factory Foster respect &...

To support Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy, the Supercharger team is focused on advancing and expanding our global fast-charging network. Tesla is leveraging its world-class expertise in power electronics, vertical integration, firmware, and large-scale deployment to deliver reliable, scalable Supercharger products which power millions of customer miles every day. To support the mission, Tesla Engineering is looking for an engineer who is passionate about system integration and validation to ensure seamless hardware and firmware performance across our global Supercharging network. Ideal candidates would share our value of fast iteration, deep collaboration, and hands-on innovation as they help us expand the most advanced charging network in the world. The Role Own the end-to-end integration of hardware and firmware across Tesla’s Supercharger products Lead validation of hardware controls and system-level functionality for...

We are seeking a highly motivated Sr. Staff Software Engineer with expertise in server-side and backend development to join our small, high-performing team. You'll build scalable software systems that power the manufacturing of innovative products like vehicles, superchargers, and energy storage solutions. The ideal candidate is passionate about crafting world-class software, has a proven track record in scalable manufacturing systems, and thrives in collaborative environments. Strong software engineering fundamentals, familiarity with manufacturing and controls engineering, excellent communication skills, and experience with technical feedback are essential. The Role Deliver high-quality, maintainable code that addresses real-world manufacturing challenges Lead end-to-end projects, from gathering requirements and architectural design through implementation, testing, and production deployment Bridge communication gaps between factory floor equipment (e.g., PLCs) and...

Tesla, Inc. produces leading-edge technology, world-class designs, and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes to create a new generation of electric vehicle charging products. We are building a technically strong, fast-moving team that prides itself on superior execution. Tesla’s Compliance organization is looking for a skilled and motivated engineer to: Lead the development and implementation of the regulatory and standards strategy for our EV Charging products across the North American (NA) and other regions. Provide regulatory compliance support in the areas of Safety, EMC/Wireless, Metrology, and Communications/Controls Protocol for the development and maintenance of Charging products. The Role Shape present and future technical regulations/standards by representing Tesla in key standards development organizations (e.g., IEC, UL, SAE, NFPA/NEC) and industry associations Define and oversee the high-level compliance roadmap for the product portfolio to ensure...

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead the design, development, and ramp of cell manufacturing equipment and processes with the cell manufacturing team in Fremont, CA. This role own equipment development for laser welding and assembly processes – leading equipment specification development, equipment design, line layout, installation, commissioning, validation, ramp-up, and handover to production. You will help ensure that our processes and equipment meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and throughput. Your will work closely with internal teams including Product Design, Controls, Operations, EH&S, Quality, and Production Engineering, and will coordinate with equipment suppliers to design and develop manufacturing equipment. This role will be based in Fremont, CA – with some international travel required to visit internal partner teams & external integrators/vendors. The Role Design and develop manufacturing equipment for laser...

Tesla’s world-class Cell Manufacturing Engineering team is looking for a highly-motivated Manufacturing Engineer with experience in roll to roll web handling applications for an exciting new project. This engineer is expected to be or become a manufacturing expert in the field of roll to roll web handling applications and will be involved in the design, development, commissioning and ramping of high-speed automated equipment, while working in a cross-functional team to test, validate, and roll-out process and product design changes. The battery cell is a critical component in Tesla vehicles and storage systems. This role will have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to our products. The work environment is demanding, fast-paced and incredibly exciting. The ideal candidate should be ready to push their limits, as they join in highly motivated and capable team to make unbelieve things into reality. The Role Drive design, development, commissioning, and ramp of...

The Chassis Controls software team is looking for brake, steering, stability, traction control Engineers to develop and calibrate world class chassis controls software. We are looking for both experienced candidates as well as newcomers eager to learn, who are looking to join a small team with large responsibilities. As a Chassis Controls Software Engineer, you will take on the full software development life cycle of chassis control features like Tesla in-house traction control and vehicle stability control from inception to development, calibration, testing, and release. Our team determines what problems to solve and works cross-functionally across hardware, software, vehicle dynamics, and controls to develop functions and features. We travel to proving grounds across the world to tune the calibration and perform extensive testing in-vehicle. We investigate service issues, address customer feedback, influence next generation hardware and controls architecture, and set the...

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer to develop new processes and high-volume automation equipment with the cell manufacturing team in Fremont, CA. You will work closely with internal teams including Product Design, Controls, Operations, Quality, and coordinate with equipment suppliers to develop and validate new manufacturing systems. You will take ownership of new process development, process optimization for pilot-scale and mass production equipment, leading experiments, data analysis, and process characterization. You will also support the technical transfer of processes and tools to production, ensuring they meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and throughput. The Role Design and execute experiments to evaluate and optimize manufacturing processes Analyze process data to identify key parameters, trends, and equipment performance Develop hypotheses and theories to explain observed process phenomena and validate them through...