In a post on X, the tech billionaire wrote, “If you’re in Korea and want to work on chip design, fabrication or AI software, join Tesla!”
If you’re in Korea and want to work on chip design, fabrication or AI software, join Tesla! https://t.co/5cc8JA6JrE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 16, 2026
Tesla’s chip making target
The position, AI Chip Design Engineer, is focused on developing the world’s highest-level mass-produced AI chips.
“[Tesla Korea Job Posting – AI Chip Design Engineer] Tesla is seeking talented individuals to join in developing the world’s highest-level mass-produced AI chips. This project aims to develop AI chip architecture that will achieve the highest production volume in the world in the future,” Tesla Korea said on X, as translated from Korean to English.
How to apply?
The company further said that interested candidates can apply by sending their applications to
Ai_Chips@Tesla.com, highlighting the three most challenging technical problems they’ve solved.
[Tesla Korea 채용공고 – AI Chip Design Engineer]
Tesla에서 세계 최고 수준의 대량 생산 AI 칩 개발에 함께할 인재를 찾습니다.
해당 프로젝트는 향후 세계에서 가장 높은 생산량을 기록할 AI 칩 아키텍처 개발을 목표로 합니다.???? 모집 직무
AI Chip Design Engineer???? 지원 방법
아래 내용을…— Tesla Korea (@tesla_korea) February 15, 2026
AI chip architecture
The company is developing an AI chip architecture that will achieve the highest production volume globally, with the AI5 and upcoming AI6 chips showcasing Tesla’s commitment to innovation.
In November 2025, Musk posted on X that Tesla was recruiting AI chip designers to drive his plan for custom hardware development, specifically targeting experts in AI-applied design to automate electronic processes.
“The current version in cars is AI4, we are close to taping out AI5 and are starting work on AI6. Our goal is to bring a new AI chip design to volume production every 12 months. We expect to build chips at higher volumes ultimately than all other AI chips combined. Read that sentence again, as I’m not kidding,” Musk said.
In his post, Musk invited candidates to bypass traditional resumes and instead email AI_Chips@Tesla.com with three bullet points proving their ‘exceptional ability’.
Most people don’t know that Tesla has had an advanced AI chip and board engineering team for many years.
That team has already designed and deployed several million AI chips in our cars and data centers. These chips are what enable Tesla to be the leader in real-world AI.The…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2025
“We are particularly interested in applying cutting-edge AI to chip design,” he added.
