Technical Artist, UI Design

The Tesla Design team is responsible for the user interface of all vehicles and the core product experience in the mobile app. As a Technical Artist on the UI Design team, you will have the opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge rendering technology and automotive design, collaborating with engineers and designers to optimize materials, shaders, and real-time performance. If you're passionate about creating photorealistic visuals, developing next-gen interactive experiences, and redefining how people engage with vehicles, this opportunity would be a great fit. 

What You'll Do

• Work closely with the Vehicle Software and Autopilot Engineering teams to continuously improve and automate asset and environment creation workflows
• Develop tools for various 3D visualization and editing needs
• Keep up with latest developments 3D environment creation technologies to continuously push towards improving our agility in responding to internal customer requirements

What You'll Bring

• Portfolio and/or code examples demonstrating high quality visuals on real-time environments/engines
• Excellent knowledge of gaming engines such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar 
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, familiarity/willingness to learn and work on C++
• Flexibility and willingness to learn and quickly adapt to team needs
• Extensive knowledge of real-time render pipelines and performance optimization techniques
• Experience with Git, GitHub Automation, Linux and Docker