As a Creative Technologist, you will research, design, innovate, and prototype new user experiences across Tesla’s product portfolio. The role focuses on building high fidelity prototypes that help validate design directions and support product decisions across both software and hardware initiatives.
What You’ll Do
- Use expertise in UI design and software engineering to develop high fidelity prototypes for new user interfaces and interaction models.
- Make design decisions that help maintain a consistent design language across the Tesla UI platform, including in-car and mobile experiences.
- Plan, create, manage, and drive UI design projects from early concept through implementation.
- Serve as a liaison between designers and software engineers to provide feedback and protect design integrity across projects.
What You Bring
- Deep experience in interaction prototyping for multiple form factors and interfaces.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks, including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, WebGL (Three.JS), React, and Svelte.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite.
- 3D game engine experience is a plus, including Unity, Unreal Engine, or Godot.
- Experience interfacing software with hardware prototyping platforms is a plus, including Arduino.
Technologies
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, WebGL, Three.JS, React, Svelte, Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, Arduino
Compensation
$159,600 - $239,400 per year (annual salary) plus cash and stock awards and benefits.
- Pay may vary based on market location and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Total compensation may include additional elements depending on the position offered.
Benefits
- Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction.
- Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, with options that have $0 paycheck contribution.
- Company-paid Health Savings Account (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 and 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 including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft and legal services, and pet insurance.
- Weight loss and tobacco cessation programs.
- Tesla Babies program.
- Commuter benefits, plus employee discounts and perks program.
Location and Work Setup
Hawthorne, CA (onsite)
