Tesla will pay you a hefty wage for a very strange job role
- Tesla is looking for people to boost its Optimus program
- The job involves wearing a VR headset and motion suit
- It pays up to $48 per hour for the right candidate
Published on Aug 22, 2024 at 8:08 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Aug 22, 2024 at 7:04 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Tesla is looking for people to help train its Optimus robots and is willing to pay a decent salary to the right candidate.
The ‘data collection operators’ will be employed at Tesla’s Palo Alto facility and will carry out several tasks with the primary objectives of collecting data, assisting with engineering requests, and sharing equipment feedback.
The company says its ‘ideal candidate’ would have an interest in robotics, which makes sense, as well as a strong desire to ‘contribute to the development of Tesla Bot’, which – again – adds up.
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Tesla is looking for people to help shape the future of Optimus
Tesla boss Elon Musk first announced the company’s move into humanoid bots back in 2021, when he was joined on stage by a guy dressed in a black and white robot suit who danced around.
The Optimus prototype was unveiled to the world in 2022.
Since then, we’ve seen numerous developments within the Optimus, including footage of them being put to work at the Tesla plant and a recent announcement about the second-generation of bots, which Musk hopes will one day be able to babysit your kids.
Musk has predicted Optimus could turn Tesla into a $25 trillion company.
With the tech moving at a rapid rate, Tesla is looking to hire folks who can help shape the future of Optimus.
The role involves plenty of moving and a VR headset
Offering between $25.25 and $48 an hour, plus stock options and benefits, the data collection operators will need to be fit and active, as the job involves walking a test route daily while carrying up to 30lbs for more than seven hours per day.
You must also have the ability to stand, sit, walk, stoop, bend, reach, crouch, and twist throughout the day and showcase ‘continuous hand/eye coordination, fine manipulation, body coordination, and kinaesthetic awareness as well as the ability to walk up/downstairs’.
Still interested?
The successful candidate will need to wear a continuous motion suit, so will need to be 5’7” and 5’11” – and they must be comfortable wearing a VR headset, which the ad warns ‘can be disorienting and uncomfortable for some people, which can result in VR sickness symptoms’.
If that hasn’t put you off, then you can find out more and apply for the role here.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
