Machine Learning Engineer, NVH

United States, California, Fremont Jun 12, 2026 What to Expect

Tesla’s Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) team is seeking a passionate and skilled

Machine Learning Engineer to help define the future of diagnostics for Tesla’s products.

You will work at the intersection of deep learning research and real-world manufacturing

deployment, building systems that directly impact product quality and customer

experience at scale. What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and audio algorithms for advanced NVH diagnostics across Tesla’s vehicle and product lineup
• Build and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines - from raw audio data ingestion and preprocessing to model training, evaluation, and production deployment
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality audit, and vehicle engineering teams to integrate diagnostic algorithms into Tesla’s production lines
• Drive continuous improvement of model performance through rigorous experimentation, iteration, and ablation studies
• Develop tooling and frameworks to streamline data collection, labeling, and model monitoring in a production environment
• Contribute to defining best practices in ML engineering, including code quality, testing, reproducibility, and documentation
• Stay current with state-of-the-art research in audio ML, signal processing, and
• deep learning; identify and apply relevant advancements to Tesla’s challenges

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Strong proficiency in Python and C++, with demonstrated software engineering best practices (version control, testing, code review, etc.)
• Deep understanding of machine learning fundamentals: neural network architectures, loss functions, optimization strategies, regularization, and model evaluation
• Hands-on experience with neural network architectures for audio, including CNNs, RNNs, Transformers, and models tailored for event detection and classification
• Proficiency with PyTorch or another major deep learning framework (e.g.,TensorFlow)

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 - $210,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits