57 embedded software engineer intern jobs found

As a Software QA Engineer, you will be responsible for validating all current and future Autopilot features on the path to Unsupervised Full Self-Driving. You will work closely with the development team to drive the validation of new and existing Autopilot features, and you will be responsible for reporting and investigating issues that are detected in the field. The work you do will directly impact the experience that our customers around the world have with Autopilot. You will work with teams in the US, Europe, and Asia. This will require you to be flexible in terms of when you start or end your workday. A strong candidate will possess excellent quality assurance skills with a great attention to detail, have prior industry experience testing sensory-based robotics motion, planning and controls features, artificial intelligence, have a self-driven attitude, and a passion to deliver the highest quality software possible. The Role Help transition Tesla’s Autopilot to...

The Tesla’s Sensing Team is looking for a stellar Senior Embedded Firmware Development Engineer with an expertise in developing real-time embedded software implementing highly advanced signal processing and machine learning algorithms using C/C++ and with scripting/tooling using Matlab/Python etc. The main responsibility of this role is to deliver a high-quality, robust, rigorously tested, and maintainable production grade embedded application firmware for various systems covering various sensors in a car assisting the autopilot system. The candidate should be able to use embedded system tools and troubleshoot and debug hard issues using the first principles. The candidate is also expected to get their hands dirty in the details of their sub-systems – digging through source code, root causing issues and proposing solutions to complex problems, as well as testing prototype firmware implementations in-lab as well as in-vehicle. More than half of the development time is spent on...

We're seeking a system software engineer to join our AI Platforms team, working on system software that powers our autonomous vehicle (Autopilot) and humanoid robot platforms. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy mission-critical software that manages complex sensor systems and real-time processing. You will get to work on one of the most advanced and widely deployed AI platforms and ship software that improves the driving experience for millions of customers. The Role Design and implement system software for sensors including GPS and IMU Develop and maintain Linux kernel modules and real-time embedded software Create robust system software architectures that handle inter-process communication between compute nodes Build telemetry and monitoring solutions for platform health and performance Drive technical requirements for next-generation autonomous systems Collaborate with hardware teams on bring-up...

Tesla Electronics Test and Automation Group (ETAG) is the main point of contact to ensure the highest quality vehicle, silicon and robotics electronics for our customers. Our mission is to develop test automation equipment, architect software automation framework, and provide hardware/software/data infrastructure for Tesla electronics communities worldwide. We are seeking a highly motivated ICT engineer to develop ICT programs and support test activities that take place in PBCA suppliers. You will work with both Tesla internal groups as well as suppliers to define and accomplish all test requirements. You will create and manage the test programs from start to finish, perform board grading, GR&R, analyze and present data, perform root cause analysis, and develop corrective actions. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on problem solver with excellent analytical and organizational skills, who thrives in an environment that encourages and rewards superior work. You should be...

The Displays team is seeking a Display Firmware Engineer to support the development and qualification of display module for Tesla’s vehicle systems. This role will involve working on display module development at the component, design and system levels. The individual will act as a focal point of contact between the design studio, software team, system architecture team, global supply management team, quality team, reliability team, factory, and display suppliers, managing all activities required to deliver displays from initial concept to production in Tesla vehicles. The Role Develop firmware for LCD/OLED applications at system level and component level, including TCON and touch microcontrollers Develop engineering specifications for display firmware and electronic system; perform testing and review results from display vendors, module vendors, and cross-functional teams at Tesla to ensure performance specifications are met Develop hardware and software solutions...

The Tesla Energy Residential Device Software team is looking for a Software Engineer to build control and configuration software for residential energy products such as Powerwall, Solar Inverter, or Wall Connector. These products resemble other, more familiar IoT products in many ways: They need to be installed, configured, and diagnosed. Once operational, they need to run autonomously, respond to commands, and provide customers with useful telemetry. All of this requires control and configuration tools that are reliable and resilient, which is where you come in. With your help, we can make installing more renewable energy technology easier, faster, and cheaper.Our software stack is as diverse as our products. It includes embedded and Linux-based systems, web and native apps, cloud services and local IoT protocols. Pragmatism, willingness to dive into new codebases, eagerness to work with stakeholders, and engineering leadership are key strengths we expect you to bring to the...

We are seeking a Software Engineer to build and own the diagnostic software that runs on our vehicles. You will develop the in-house frameworks at the core of vehicle diagnostics, including our Diagnostic Event Manager (DEM), the per-ECU process responsible for monitoring fault conditions and triggering Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs). You will also support homologation teams in meeting evolving diagnostic and regulatory requirements worldwide. This role spans embedded firmware, diagnostic protocols, and compliance, and requires close collaboration across hardware, software, and service teams. The Role Develop and extend the Diagnostic Event Manager and DTC stack across vehicle controllers, defining how faults are detected, debounced, persisted to non-volatile memory, and reported over standard protocols such as UDS, CAN, and DoIP Integrate the diagnostic framework across a range of controllers, embedded targets, and vehicle platforms, and manage versioned updates to...

We are the engineers powering the world's largest fast-charging network, Tesla's Supercharger fleet. We are looking for a skilled, driven, and independent engineer to join the team at the core of Tesla’s Supercharger products. Our team builds the applications for the Tesla Site Controller, which are critical to securely managing all devices at a Supercharger site. These apps oversee billing and authorization, integrate with payment terminals and displays, manage site-level power distribution, and facilitate communication with the Tesla cloud. They also provide essential data for Tesla’s mobile app and vehicle UI. Our apps run in an embedded Linux environment and are primarily written in Golang, C++, and Rust. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of multi-threaded programming, familiarity with Linux systems, proficiency in object-oriented design principles, and a passion for continuous learning in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Join us as we expand our...

Tesla is on a path to building humanoid robots at scale to automate repetitive and boring tasks. We are looking for firmware engineers to develop the embedded software that powers our Optimus platform, spanning Linux bring-up on application processors and real-time firmware on heterogeneous compute architectures. In this role, you will bring up new SoCs and carrier boards, integrate vendor board support packages and develop custom Linux kernel modules, write scalable drivers to interface with ASICs, bring up new communication protocols, and develop application-level modules to achieve specific functions across robotics subsystems. The robotics firmware team is agile, passionate, and fast-moving. Come join a team of deeply knowledgeable engineers that strive to build the most robust and reliable embedded systems using cutting-edge software development tools and practices. The Role Development of scalable real-time embedded and modern C++ application software that...

Tesla AI is solving robust embodied intelligence through humanoid robots. On the Whole Body Controls team, you will develop the policies and controllers that let Optimus walk, dance, balance, recover from disturbances, and manipulate objects in real-world settings — the layer of the motion stack that turns high-level intent into physically robust motion on real hardware. This role is for engineers who come from a controls or robotics background and have applied reinforcement learning to control problems. Most importantly, the motion policies you deploy will be repeatedly shipped to and used by thousands of humanoid robots in real-world applications. We hire at all levels, including recent graduates with strong controls or robotics fundamentals and a demonstrated project or research record. The Role Develop end-to-end reinforcement-learning policies for whole-body movements, spanning locomotion and manipulation Design observations, actions, and rewards based on physics...

This role works within a multi-disciplinary validation infrastructure team delivering electrical engineering designs of various test infrastructure form factors ranging between PBCA and large scale custom hardware-in-the-loop platforms. This engineer will support vehicle engineering and firmware organizations and should be capable of translating high level validation requirements into hardware solutions to satisfy these requirements. It is the expectation of this role that the engineer has sufficient knowledge to independently develop solutions, advise technicians or suppliers through the build, and assist in bring-up and troubleshooting efforts. The Role Design and produce electrical schematics for hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure used in component level testing of vehicle controllers Design, layout, and route custom PCBA for mixed signal, high channel count microcontroller level validation Provide the design and engineering support layer between our end...

The R&D Test Systems Engineering (TSE) team is responsible for identifying, designing, building, and commissioning scalable test solutions to accelerate product development cycles by leveraging Tesla’s technology to reduce cost and increase flexibility. TSE is a rare team at Tesla that supports both vehicle and energy programs across R&D, engineering, and manufacturing. You will have the opportunity to contribute towards all aspects of Tesla’s businesses and directly impact Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The team is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Staff or Senior Electrical Engineer to join us in our mission. In this role, you will leverage Tesla’s technologies (high-power bidirectional AC-DC and DC-DC converters, motor/powertrain/chassis dynamometers, inverters, data acquisition, software systems, etc.) and develop end-to-end hardware test solutions. These solutions will be integrated with the final test system or equipment...

The R&D Test Systems Engineering (TSE) team is responsible for identifying, designing, building, and commissioning scalable test solutions to accelerate product development cycles by leveraging Tesla’s technology to reduce cost and increase flexibility. TSE is a rare team at Tesla that supports both vehicle and energy programs across R&D, engineering, and manufacturing. You will have the opportunity to contribute towards all aspects of Tesla’s businesses and directly impact Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The team is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Staff or Senior Electrical Engineer to join us in our mission. In this role, you will leverage Tesla’s technologies (high-power bidirectional AC-DC and DC-DC converters, motor/powertrain/chassis dynamometers, inverters, data acquisition, software systems, etc.) and develop end-to-end hardware test solutions. These solutions will be integrated with the final test system or equipment...

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Wireless Systems Software team. In this role, you will own the build, integration, and release processes for the Telematics Control Unit (TCU) software across Tesla Vehicles and Robotics platforms. You will be responsible for integrating the software stack for wireless chipsets into Tesla’s Linux-based OS, maintaining robust CI/CD infrastructure, and ensuring secure, timely, and high-quality deliveries of connectivity software. This position requires strong ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight release cadences. The Role Maintain and continuously improve the Yocto-based build and release infrastructure supporting connectivity services across vehicles and robotics platforms Develop and deploy AI-agentized workflows for TCU build and release processes Integrate vendor releases into Tesla’s Linux-based TCU OS and manage multi-platform release...

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Kernel Software Engineer for the Wireless Systems team to help develop best in class telematics solutions. The role involves embedded software design and development of wireless telematics systems across cellular (LTE and 5G), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies for Tesla vehicle platforms (CyberTruck, S, 3, X, Y). The position requires working closely with cross-functional teams as well as external suppliers. This position involves working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with tight timing constraints. The Role Develop and maintain custom BSP Kernel packages Contribute to overall bring-up of the new hardware Develop tools/applications to simplify the debugging Boot sequence optimizations Development of Multi SOC inter communication mechanisms Ability to work independently and creatively solve challenging design problems Requirements Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical...

Engineering is responsible for diagnostic software, procedures, and feedback systems that keep products running.We are hiring a Software Engineer who will own the front door to diagnostics. You have a strong software development skillset and the personality to treat every diagnostic escalation from production or service as your problem until it is understood, mitigated, and either fixed or cleanly handed to the right owner. You will not bounce tickets. You will triage, dig, fix when it is ours, and drive cross-team resolution when it is not. Roughly half your time is expected to be deep product engineering on Optimus diagnostic software; the other half is high-signal operational ownership: unblocking the line, reducing repeat incidents, and converting chaos into durable product and process improvements. The Role Serve as the primary engineering responder for Optimus-related diagnostic issues raised by manufacturing, production, and service Triage escalations quickly:...

Tesla uniquely builds foundational AI that moves beyond pixels and through the physical world — delivering this at scale requires general-purpose robots (Robotaxis & Optimus) capable of navigating complex environments with high precision. Every millisecond counts, as rapid perception & decision-making enables swift responses to dynamic conditions. This is where our Foundations team comes in — we combine low-level software techniques with modern C++ code to optimize the latency, throughput, and memory of our onboard camera & vision stack. Our work directly enhances both the safety & efficacy of Full-Self-Driving (FSD) as well as humanoid dexterity; this is key to expanding the Robotaxi fleet globally and advancing Optimus' ability to perform intricate real-time tasks with near-human accuracy. The Role Write, debug and maintain robust C/C++ code underpinning the entire FSD & Optimus software suite; depending on needs and your interests/skills, you might work on code related...

We're seeking a firmware engineer to join our AI Linux Systems team, working on low-level embedded software that powers our autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, and server inference platforms. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy mission-critical firmware for microcontrollers, Ethernet, PCIe switches and other platform subsystems. You will get to work on some of the most advanced AI platforms in the world, shipping software that powers autonomous systems at scale. The Role Design and implement firmware for embedded subsystems Bring up, configure, and optimize Ethernet, PCIe switch ASICs for high-bandwidth, low-latency communication between compute nodes Create robust system software architectures that handle inter-process communication and data transport across compute nodes Enable secure boot and updates for a variety of platforms Build telemetry and monitoring solutions for platform health and performance Drive...

We’re carpeting parking lots and workplaces with AC charging. Done right, that changes how people move through cities. Done wrong, you show up to a public charger and it’s broken, offline, or useless. The Tesla Energy Device Software team is looking for a Software Engineer to build control, connectivity, and site orchestration software for commercial AC charging products so dozens to hundreds of chargers can coordinate load, identity, metering, and uptime without depending on the cloud for every decision. Like other Tesla Energy devices, chargers need to be installed, commissioned, diagnosed, and kept reliable in the field. On a commercial site they also form a distributed embedded system: local controls over wireless meshes and wired backbones, integration with site energy and building systems, and interoperability with third-party backends and vehicles. Your software will span embedded and Linux-based platforms, local IoT protocols (including Thread and BLE), and industry...

We’re building humanoid robots for an age of abundance: machines that work at real scale so people can do more of what only people can do. Optimus only ships if we can charge it reliably, often, and without babysitting every unit in the field. The Tesla Energy / Optimus Charging software team is looking for a Software Engineer to own communications, telemetry, and over-the-air (OTA) software for the offboard Optimus charger so fleets stay healthy, observable, and updatable in factories, labs, and denser deployments, and so chargers coordinate with each other and site infrastructure when many units share power and space. The comms controller is the nervous system of that product. It aggregates device health and usage telemetry, manages reliable connectivity to local and cloud systems, delivers and verifies OTA updates safely, and participates in multi-device coordination (load sharing, discovery, and site-level control) similar to commercial charging installations. Our stack is...