Tesla is reportedly looking to hire around 800 new employees, just months after CEO Elon Musk reportedly cut thousands of jobs in the largest round of layoffs in the company’s history.
Hundreds of new roles have appeared on Tesla’s website in recent weeks, especially service roles and AI specialists. According to a Bloomberg analysis.
Musk posted on X that both Tesla and xAI, its latest AI startup, “are looking to hire network engineers and technicians.”
Tesla is looking to hire about 800 new employees shortly after the company’s largest round of layoffs yet. POOL/AFP via /JOBs Apply News/Getty Images
The Austin-based company cut thousands of jobs — more than 10% of its workforce — in April due to declining auto sales.
In May, there were only three job postings on Tesla’s careers site.
Following a 20% sequential drop in quarterly car deliveries, Musk pushed to reduce the workforce by a similar percentage, according to Bloomberg reported.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed he would delay the unveiling of his robotaxi until October, sending shares down 13%. /JOBs Apply News/Getty Images
That would have meant laying off roughly 28,000 of the more than 140,000 employees Tesla started the year with, the outlet said.
Now, Musk is looking to hire again, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and robotics, in line with his new vision for the company. The job postings will also fill some vacant positions where Musk cut too many positions.
Tesla has rehired some of its laid-off employees, notably in its Supercharger organization, which is expanding Tesla’s network of charging stations. Several former employees have announced their return to the company on LinkedIn.
In April, Musk acknowledged this in a post on X that other AI companies have been luring some Tesla engineers “with massive compensation offers.”
The new job postings include ads from across the country. Positions are not limited to just artificial intelligence and energy, but also include jobs in construction, manufacturing, engineering and supply chain.
There are at least 25 job openings related to Tesla’s self-driving car, Autopilot, and at least 30 jobs related to Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, according to Bloomberg.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk cut 10% of his workforce in April following disappointing first-quarter vehicle deliveries. REUTERS
The vacant positions also include service technicians, who would likely work in Tesla showrooms, following massive cuts to sales staff at showrooms earlier this year.
Musk wants to promote a robust online sales model that allows consumers to purchase Tesla vehicles with just one click, but the newness of electric vehicles means many customers still have questions that could benefit from being answered by a salesperson.
Mat Fisher, a former leader of Tesla’s sales and service teams, told Bloomberg he was surprised to see so many service employees laid off ahead of summer, a busy car-buying season.
Tesla did not respond to requests for comment.
Tesla’s job openings align with CEO Elon Musk’s priorities for the company: artificial intelligence and robotics. AFP via /JOBs Apply News/Getty Images
The mass layoffs came after the company posted its first year-over-year drop in quarterly auto deliveries since 2020.
Tesla reported delivering 386,810 vehicles globally in the first three months of 2024, down more than 9% from first-quarter 2023 sales and well below Wall Street expectations of 457,000 deliveries.
The EV maker’s value lies in its potential for autonomous vehicles, although Tesla does not yet have a fully self-driving car.
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Its latest self-driving models still require human supervision in case the need arises to intervene and overtake driving controls.
Tesla continues to maintain its share as one of the largest electric vehicle manufacturers while facing strong competition.
Energy storage is another area of focus for the company, as it deployed nearly as many megawatt hours of energy storage products in the first half of this year as it did in all of 2023, according to Bloomberg.
New job openings include positions across the country in artificial intelligence, energy, construction, engineering and manufacturing. REUTERS Although it is one of the largest electric vehicle manufacturers, Tesla faces stiff competition from other electric vehicle and artificial intelligence companies. SYSPEO/SIPA/Shutterstock
Tesla’s job offers include some energy-related positions.
When Bloomberg reported last Thursday that the company would postpone the introduction of its robotaxi, shares fell nearly 13%.
Tesla shares rose 6% on Monday morning to $264.22, before falling back to $254.78 on Monday evening. The stock fell back to $250.40 on Tuesday morning.
Musk, the world’s richest man with a net worth of $252.3 billion according to Forbes, has since confirmed the unveiling was delayed because he had requested design changes and teams were given additional time to work on the vehicles.
The robotaxis are scheduled to be revealed in October.
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