Job Description
About Rivian
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Role Summary
In this role, you’ll be part of the team that develops automated test solutions for Rivian’s electrical hardware including Level 3+ ADAS, telematics, infotainment, battery management, and vehicle control systems. Our team’s solutions include internal-facing software, low-level firmware, data management platforms, and custom electromechanical hardware. These solutions get deployed internally within Rivian and at external labs and contract manufacturing facilities.
You’ll be an individual contributor with a multi-disciplinary role at the interface between test automation software and hardware. You’ll work on developing test automation solutions for design characterization, validation, and manufacturing. The primary responsibility of this role is to own the technical aspects of one or more test automation projects, from requirements gathering to successful deployment, and maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Design modular and reusable automated test equipment (ATE) by leveraging hardware frameworks, custom parts, as well as off-the-shelf instrumentation.
- Work with cross-functional engineering groups to define test requirements and system definitions from schematics and block diagrams.
- Design custom test PCBAs to interface with automotive ECUs.
- Design rack-based test systems that integrate PCBAs and off-the-shelf equipment to create modular test solutions for the latest automotive technologies.
- Create well documented diagrams, bills of materials, and standard operating procedures for test automation systems.
- Collaborate with internal teams during purchasing, station build, integration and final commissioning.
- Work with technicians to communicate requirements and ensure proper implementation.
- Own test system documentation.
Qualifications
- BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical Engineering or related fields.
- 7+ years of relevant working experience designing modular electrical hardware for test automation systems that range from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.
- Ability to read electrical circuits and schematics, navigating PCB layouts and understand manufacturer’s product data sheets.
- Experience working in the automotive, semiconductor, or aerospace industries.
- Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols (CAN, CANFD, DoIP, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, etc.).
- Experience with industrial buses and protocols (USB, VISA, GPIB, Ethernet, Serial, RS-485, SPI, I2C etc).
- Experience supporting deployment automated test equipment in manufacturing environments.
- Hands-on hardware integration experience with automated test equipment.
- Experience with automation instrumentation such as programmable power supplies, multiplexers, DMMs, signal analyzers, signal generators, multifunction devices (digital and analog).
Nice To Have:
- Experience programming microcontrollers and FPGAs.
- Experience with mechanical design.
- Familiarity with Python and LabVIEW.
Equal Opportunity
Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.
