Early Career - System Engineer

Watershed Ventures; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to own electrical sub-systems for DC high power charging products and collaborate with hardware, software, and validation teams.

You will develop requirements, lead sign-off across vehicle, cloud, and mobile platforms, and contribute to architecture while analyzing design trade-offs and vendor options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Typically requires 2+ years of system engineering related experience.
• Proficiency in requirements management tools and agile project management tools (Jira and Confluence preferred).
• Proficiency in applying DFMEA’s, functional safety analysis and/or other systems engineering tools.
• Proficiency in data analysis languages and leveraging Ai tools as part of daily workflow.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical sub-systems and functionals within DC high power charging products.
• Coordinate cross-functional decision making between hardware and software teams.
• Ownership of requirements development and coordination of sign off across multiple teams including vehicle, cloud and mobile.
• Contribute to architecture development and electrical system-level design for all charging products.
• Analyze and evaluate design impacts associated with alternate designs or new components and vendors.
• Collaborate with validation teams on system/sub‑system plans for requirement traceability.
• Proactively and independently solve routine problems, contributing meaningfully to team objectives.
• Work closely with the software team to define interfaces, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the successful integration of charging hardware and software systems.
• Analyze test data to identify performance trends and areas for optimization in electrical and power systems.
• Work closely with the design team to suggest and implement modifications that improve product performance, durability, and user satisfaction.
• Create and maintain essential technical documentation, including schematics, manuals, specifications, and test reports.
• As a highly skilled specialist, you will contribute to the development of concepts and techniques and complete complex tasks in creative and effective ways.

Skills

Electrical/system engineering

Requirements management

Agile / Jira & Confluence

Data analysis & AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

About Rivian

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.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of key electrical sub-systems and functionals within new DC high power charging products
• Delivery of electrical hardware and charging functions by co-ordinating cross functional decision making between hardware and software teams
• Ownership of requirements development and coordination of sign off across multiple teams including vehicle, cloud and mobile
• Contribute to architecture development and electrical system-level design for all charging products
• Analyze and evaluate design impacts associated with alternate designs or new components and vendors.
• Collaborate with validation teams on system/sub‑system plans for requirement traceability. This includes taking ownership of the requirements from definition through to comprehensive testing and verification.
• Proactively and independently solve routine problems, contributing meaningfully to team objectives.
• Work closely with the software team to define interfaces, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the successful integration of charging hardware and software systems.
• Analyze test data to identify performance trends and areas for optimization in electrical and power systems.
• Work closely with the design team to suggest and implement modifications that improve product performance, durability, and user satisfaction.
• Create and maintain essential technical documentation, including schematics, manuals, specifications, and test reports.
• As a highly skilled specialist, you will contribute to the development of concepts and techniques and complete complex tasks in creative and effective ways.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Typically requires a minimum of 2+ years of system engineering related experience.
• Proficiency in requirements management tools and agile project management tools (Jira and Confluence preferred).
• Proficiency in applying DFMEA’s, functional safety analysis and/or other systems engineering tools
• Proficiency is using common languages for data analysis and leveraging Ai tools as part of daily workflow

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing EV charging products or significant understanding of the EV charging space
• Compliance experience with UL/IEEE/SAE standards is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering within electric vehicle charging, power conversion equipment, and/or renewable energy (PV, energy storage).
• Experience working with high-voltage systems
• Confident in use of data analysis platforms such as Databricks
• Experience working with different communication protocols and integrating complex systems

Pay Disclosure Salary Range

SoCal-Based Applicants: $95,400-$106,000 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary

Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment.

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 [e-mail].

Candidate Data Privacy and Technology

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process

To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Rivian uses iCIMS Talent Cloud Artificial Intelligence (TCAI) and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role. AI does not make hiring decisions: Qualified candidate applications are reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate. Participation in AI profile matching is entirely voluntary. If you prefer that your profile not be used in this process, you can opt out at any time. Opting out means your profile will be excluded from automated matching and will not be surfaced for additional roles through this system. Your current application remains active and will not be affected in any way. Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.