Robotics Engineer, Body Shop

You’ll own robot programming, commissioning, and
process optimization on Tesla Body-in-White lines—raising efficiency, quality,
and safety with process, controls, production, and maintenance. This is a
hands-on role: path and process issues on the floor, then durable fixes in the
cell.

- Program
and commission KUKA (KRL / WorkVisual) and FANUC (TP / Roboguide) robots
on BIW lines

- Adjust
robot paths, tools, bases, and reference frames

- Set up
and validate robot safety, including DCS, SafeOperation, and related
systems

- Configure
and optimize gluing, bolting, riveting, welding, and material-handling
sequences

- Integrate
robot I/O with PLCs and prove out robot-to-peripheral communication

- Configure
and integrate vision (Mech-Mind, iRVision, Perceptron, Coherix /
VisionTech)

- Troubleshoot
live issues; maintain backups and documentation; coordinate with process,
controls, and maintenance

- Hands-on
KUKA (KRL / WorkVisual) and FANUC (TP / Roboguide) programming and
commissioning, ideally in Body-in-White or similar high-volume assembly

- Experience
adjusting paths, tools, bases, and frames, and commissioning DCS /
SafeOperation (or equivalent)

- Practical
knowledge of joining and handling processes (glue, bolt, rivet, weld) and
of PLC signal integration

- Experience
integrating industrial vision (Mech-Mind, FANUC iRVision, Perceptron,
Coherix, or similar)

- Comfortable
debugging on the line, keeping backups and documentation current, and
working across process, controls, and maintenance

- Bias for
action in a changing production environment, with close attention to
safety and quality

- Prior
launch / install / buyoff on BIW or other high-volume automated lines

- Familiarity
with Tesla or similar OEM body-shop standards, cycle-time recovery, and
production support

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