Rust Software Engineer, Vehicle Simulation

The Simulations team is looking for a Rust Developer to expand our cutting-edge vehicles simulation engine written in Rust. The engine simulates combined physics/discrete/firmware scenarios and is used by multiple Engineering teams to support development and validation of Firmware and Autopilot FSD features. The engine is the foundation for many of our other tools, including automated test suites, modelling frameworks and exploratory analysis tools. This role is crucial to releasing high quality software to our existing customers and for new product development. Creating, maintaining, and scaling highly efficient, effective, and thorough development systems enables us to have higher confidence in our releases and changes.
Come join a team of deeply knowledgeable engineers that strive to build the most robust and reliable embedded systems using cutting edge software development tools and practices. You will solve some of the most ambiguous and challenging problems in the embedded software space and change the way the world produces electric vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Development of an internal, high performance simulation engine in Rust
• Integration of simulation engine with other internal tooling, e.g., modelling frameworks, automated test infrastructure, real-time simulations
• Working with internal customers to plan new features, use cases and integrations for the simulation engine

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience and evidence of exceptional ability
• 2+ years of relevant experience in software development, embedded development or similar
• Proficiency in a low-level language such as Rust/C++
• Willingness to learn and program in Rust for most of your work
• Experience with Python and/or embedded C is a plus
• Knowledge of version control (Git) and continuous integration
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with the team
• You are passionate about automating work and enabling others to go faster with the tooling you develop

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
Expected Compensation

$133,440 - $292,800/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.