Oct. 29, 2025 2:08 pm EST Tesla Tesla's second generation of the Roadster, its original vehicle, has been promised since 2017 and could actually, maybe, finally be a thing by the end of this year, at least according to design chief Franz von Holzhausen. Immense skepticism is certainly justified. But Tesla is at least laying some groundwork on the hiring front: it's advertised for at least one engineer to help out with battery manufacturing. From the job posting (which was spotted by CarBuzz): Tesla is looking to hire a Manufacturing Engineer to contribute to the concept development and launch of battery manufacturing equipment for our cutting-edge Roadster vehicle. In this role you will take large scale manufacturing systems for new battery products and architectures from the early concept development stage through equipment launch, optimization and handover to local operations teams. The salary range of $80,000-$174,000 suggests that Tesla is casting a rather wide net, professionally speaking. This could be a tell that Tesla is actually pretty far from serious here. As CarBuzz points out, building the next-gen Roadster is no small undertaking: a 0-60 time of 1.9 seconds, a 250-mph top speed, and a range of more than 600 miles. "Accomplishing all of that will require a lot of energy," CarBuzz's Evan Williams writes. "In a small car like the roadster, that means a high-capacity battery with some tough packaging. Manufacturing that, then, will be a serious challenge." Accomplishing that will also require a lot of expensive engineering talent. Let's hope we see a few more job postings! Color me unimpressed