Integration Engineer, Autonomous Mobile Robotics

What to Expect

Tesla's Robotics Software Engineering team designs and develops robotic controls and fleet management systems for manufacturing, material flow, and logistics. This includes Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRSs), and conveyor systems.

We are seeking a robotics applications engineer to lead deployments, provide production support, and drive continuous improvement of these applications across Tesla factories. The role blends a software engineering foundation with project leadership and cross-functional coordination to ensure reliable delivery, adoption, and sustained performance of robotics and automation systems.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable debugging distributed and edge software issues, representing factory needs to engineering teams, and guiding cross-functional groups through new deployments.

This position is based in Austin, TX, with up to 15% travel to Tesla factories worldwide for onsite project launches.

What You'll Do

• Represent factory operations in the development and deployment of robotics applications, ensuring product capabilities meet operational requirements and KPIs are reported to leadership and engineering teams
• Provide hands-on support for production systems, including triaging issues, debugging distributed and edge software, and driving short- and long-term resolutions with engineering teams
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to gather requirements, prioritize feature requests, and validate solutions in live factory environments
• Ensure system reliability and uptime through proactive monitoring, structured escalation, and continuous improvement initiatives, including workflow automation, documentation, and process standardization
• Serve as incident commander for critical production issues, coordinating teams to resolve incidents, minimize downtime, and provide data-driven root cause analysis with corrective actions
• Document troubleshooting procedures, provide user training, and mentor local engineers and technicians on software usage and best practices

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 1+ years of experience in a support or integration engineering role, with a focus on system implementation, troubleshooting complex technical issues and maintenance in production environments
• Strong organizational skills with experience in project management, deployment coordination, or program execution, and the ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and operations teams
• Familiarity with backend/cloud technologies such as C/C++, Golang, GraphQL, NATS, Kafka, gRPC, and SQL, plus DevOps tools like CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and GitHub
• Experience in robotics, industrial automation, or fleet management systems is a plus

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:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

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Software Integrations Engineer, Robotics

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