Senior Electronics Design Engineer

1 day ago

Palo Alto, California, United States Rivian Full time
About Rivian

Rivian is a pioneering company dedicated to creating innovative, emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles. Our mission is to keep the world adventurous forever, and we're seeking talented individuals to join our team.

Role Summary

In this critical role, the Senior Staff Electronic Design Engineer will be responsible for owning electrical system design, bring-up, and validation for current and next-generation Rivian electric vehicles. This is a highly visible position that requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive design, solve HW/SW system integration challenges, and navigate the product development cycle from prototyping to manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and lead the development of vehicle electrical systems, creating complete electronic modules from the ground up to Rivian standards.
  • Hands-on design and validation of prototype hardware, maturing the design by characterizing and debugging test vehicles to optimize the design.
  • Contribute to evaluating system failure modes, creating and driving integration and validation plans, and supporting the execution of these test plans.
  • Collaborate with software and integration engineers to ensure hardware and software integration requirements are well understood and implemented correctly at all levels of the stack.
  • Simplify complex functions and features to their core components using a first-principles approach to drive simple and structured requirements and production-friendly solutions.
  • Participate in safety and reliability reviews and contribute to resolving reliability issues for components, subsystems, and assemblies.
  • Collaborate with reliability engineers to support DFMEA to drive reliable design choices and improve validation test planning.
  • Drive technical decisions and guide the team in the right direction.
  • Think holistically, understanding the impact of your plan or decision on the program and customers.
  • Perform other duties as required or assigned within the scope of the position.
Qualifications
  • BS + 10 years or MS + 8 years or PhD + 6 years or equivalent experience in electrical engineering or a related field.
  • Hardware design experience in analog, digital, and mixed-signal and interfaces.
  • Experience with schematic design tools, PCB layout, FPGA development systems and tools, simulation tools (Spice, Matlabs, etc).
  • Familiarity with C programming and microcontroller peripherals such as SPI, I2C, and other various protocols.
  • Understanding of high-speed signal integrity, EMC, and other typical regulatory requirements for low-voltage electronics.
  • Proficiency on necessary test and measurement tools (Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, spectrum analyzer).
  • Demonstrated strong creative thinking and problem-solving toolbox.
  • Ability to dive deep into electrical first principles and work in fast-paced and challenging environments.
  • Ability to collaborate and drive direction through multidisciplinary discussions.
  • Understanding of automotive requirements.
  • End-to-end product design/development from prototyping to mass production experience.
  • Have a fine eye for detail, yet the ability to 'zoom out' and see the big picture.

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