Staff Robotics Software & Systems Architecture Lead - Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg

Own the end-to-end autonomy software architecture and act as the de facto technical lead, including ownership of the hardware/software boundary. What You’ll Do

• Define and own the system architecture spanning autonomy compute, motion-control interfaces, functional-safety systems, and backend/enterprise integration
• Own the localization and mapping strategy (integrating third-party perception/SLAM components) and ensure robust operation at real-world scale
• Design and implement the planning and task state machine for autonomous operation
• Own the safety-authority handoff between autonomous and remote/teleoperated control
• Set software engineering standards, code review, CI, and OTA; keep a lean stack maintainable and testable
• Serve as the technical interface to hardware suppliers on control interfaces
• Lead early technical de-risking spikes that validate the localization and perception approach before commitments are locked
• Mentor and technically guide other engineers on the team

• 8+ years building robotics/autonomy software, including autonomous robots taken to pilot or production
• Strong systems architecture across perception, localization/SLAM, motion planning, and real-time control
• Expert hands-on C++ and Python; ROS 2 or an equivalent robotics middleware
• Experience integrating third-party perception/SLAM SDKs and camera-based localization at real-world scale
• Experience defining and debugging hardware/software interfaces (CAN / CAN-FD, industrial Ethernet)
• Sound judgment on safety-adjacent software design and where the safety boundary belongs

Nice to have

• Teleoperation systems (low-latency video and control)
• Experience delivering robots into regulated or industrial environments
• Functional-safety-adjacent software development

Candidates are expected to uphold and actively promote sustainability principles in their daily work, operating in line with Tesla Global Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S) Policy and EMAS requirements, fostering a culture of continuous environmental improvement.