Robotics Audio Integration Engineer, Optimus

Robotics Audio Integration Engineer, Optimus Tesla Motors, Inc. 124,000 - 216,000 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Jun 04, 2026
What to Expect In the world of robotics, integrating audio with hardware and AI stacks presents exciting, unsolved challenges-from hardware design and algorithms like direction-of-arrival estimation and echo cancellation to seamless end-to-end fusion with perception and speech recognition systems. Tesla's Robotics team is hiring an Audio Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, validating, and shipping acoustics solutions, loudspeakers, microphones, and signal processing products. In this pivotal role, you'll drive substantial impact by ensuring the audio systems in our robots are built to the highest quality standards, validating key audio features that enhance AI perception and interaction capabilities, and safeguarding performance throughout the product lifecycle. Working in a dynamic, fast-paced development and manufacturing environment, you'll channel your passion for audio perfection to root-cause manufacturing issues and create efficient procedures, tools, and infrastructure for automated audio testing tailoredto roboticapplications. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams-including AI, software, hardware, manufacturing, and integration experts-to deeply understand design, function, and quality metrics, then apply that insight to protect product integrity before, during, and after assembly. As a core member of the product development team, you'll share responsibility for delivering innovative audio solutions that integrate seamlessly with AI algorithms, exceed customer expectations, and elevate overall satisfaction in human-robot interactions. What You'll Do
Characterization and calibration of microphone arrays, evaluation of different mic array manifold optimized for robotics mobility
Provide early feedback on algorithm performance and enable data driven decisions to enhance audio experience on Tesla Bot with natural language processing
Conduct hands-on testing and tuning of audio algorithms and systems to ensure performance and quality in dynamic robotic scenarios including NVH
Drive data collection, automation, debugging and functional verification. Host cross-functional sensor design discussions with electrical, software, manufacturing and AI teams
Set up audio test equipment and define an integration test plan for audio hardware and software features during design and deployment
Design system validation test and calibration methods for End-of-Line
Implement SW alerts and dashboard for performance metrics across fleet
Bring up Hardware-in-Loop and software regression test framework for validation of SW features What You'll Bring
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability
Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB or Python for algorithm development, simulation, and data analysis
Solid acoustics intuition, understanding audio quality & evaluation, including objective and subjective methods
Good understanding of applied acoustics, digital signal processing, and acoustic measurements and analysis
Experience in audio system development, including tuning, hardware integration, and verification
Have excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to be a creative thinker, devise creative solutions to complicated problems and yet reach fact-based decision
Positive team player who can work in a fast-paced, multi-cultural environment with cross-functional teams (design, engineering, reliability, supply chain, industrialization, and manufacturing)
Ability to simultaneously manage difficult projects with tight timing constraints and prioritize tasks based on demand despite ambiguity
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, able to effectively and confidently communicate with all levels of an organization including senior and executive level leadership 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: 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
$124,000 - $216,000/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.