Software Engineer, Manufacturing Test Equipment Tesla Motors, Inc. 120000 - 396000 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Sep 25, 2026

What to Expect

Come join the Manufacturing Test and Engineering software team and help us accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. As a member of our team, you will develop software for in-house designed test equipment that is responsible for ensuring the functionality of products Tesla manufactures and sells to customers, collaborating closely with other engineering disciplines, design teams, and manufacturing teams. You will play a critical role in launching and ramping up the products that Tesla makes, ensuring that the product meets all specifications to delight customers around the world. What You'll Do

Work in a fast-paced environment where you will have the opportunity to exercise your creative thinking skills to solve complex problems

Play a key role in all aspects of product design and validation, going beyond software development to make a meaningful impact on the company's success

Write software in Go, LabVIEW, and/or Python to thoroughly validate Tesla products on a manufacturing line, communicating with various hardware devices such as data acquisition systems, mechanical actuators, PLCs, and Tesla products over CAN, UDS, etc.

Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to design test equipment that validate product functionality, optimizing accuracy, cost, cycle time, and other performance indicators

Develop software that enables our test equipment to be easily maintainable by 24/7 production teams, and drive continuous improvements to your software

Bring ideas and work on projects that advance our software tech stack to world-class capabilities

Travel to different facilities across the US and the world to deploy your work What You'll Bring

Fluency in at least one object-oriented programming language

Familiarity with hardware connection protocols (e.g., CAN, UDS, gRPC, Modbus/TCP, TCP/IP, OPCUA, etc.)

Experience working in a manufacturing environment and/or with physical hardware devices

Experience working with Windows and Linux OS

Familiarity with devops and CI/CD tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, and GitHub actions)

Familiarity with data pipeline/data visualization tools (e.g., Telegraf, Kafka, and Grafana)

Familiarity with cloud development tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, and Vault)

Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience

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

Expected Compensation

$120,000 - $396,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits 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.