3D Computer Vision Engineer, Self-Driving

$140,000 - $360,000/Yr

Tesla - Palo Alto, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Palo Alto, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

As a 3D Computer Vision Engineer on the Autopilot Team at Tesla, you will be responsible for developing systems for both offline and online 3D reconstruction and scene understanding. This role focuses on creating robust, accurate, and high-performance systems that contribute to a world-class spatial computing platform deployed at scale, enhancing the safety and comfort of Tesla vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Leverage state of the art techniques for spatial computing such as NeRFs, Diffusion Models, Gaussian Splatting, Multiview Stereo, TSDF Fusion, Structure from Motion, and SLAM.
• Improve mission critical perception systems that enhance customer comfort and safety for all Tesla cars on the road, whether driving autonomously or not.
• Push the boundaries of real world AI.
• Adhere strictly to strong software engineering practices to develop novel work quickly and safely.

Requirements

• Experience with 3D computer vision and graphics concepts such as camera models, multi view geometry, and rendering pipelines.
• Domain expertise in areas of computer vision such as object detection & tracking, pose estimation, depth estimation, panoptic segmentation, 3D reconstruction, visual SLAM, structure from motion, neural rendering (e.g. NeRFs or Gaussian splatting), and novel view synthesis.
• Solid mathematical fundamentals including linear algebra, computational geometry, vector calculus, probability theory, and numeric optimization.
• Understanding of modern deep learning techniques such as transformers, diffusion models, autoregressive models, multi-modal models, and CNNs.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in real time graphics or non-real time rendering.
• Exposure to sensor fusion, signal processing, computational photography, and robotics.

Benefits

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans with $0 payroll deduction options.
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution options.
• Company Paid HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services.
• 401(k) with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
• 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 including 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.