Early Career - System Engineer

Rivian Automotive; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Rivian Automotive is seeking a systems engineer to own electrical sub-systems within our high power DC charging products. You will coordinate hardware and software interfaces, drive requirements from definition through testing, and contribute to system-architecture decisions.

The role requires collaboration across vehicle, cloud, and mobile teams, plus rigorous documentation and data-driven optimization of charging systems. A 2+ year systems engineering background is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 2+ years of system engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence for project management.
• Experience with DFMEA and functional safety analysis.
• Ability to apply data analysis tools and AI in daily workflow.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of key electrical sub-systems and functionals within DC high power charging products.
• Delivery of electrical hardware and charging functions by coordinating hardware and software teams.
• Ownership of requirements development and sign-off across multiple teams.
• Contribute to architecture development and system-level design for charging products.
• Analyze design impacts of alternate designs or new components/vendors.
• Collaborate with validation teams on requirement traceability and testing.
• Solve routine problems and contribute to team objectives.
• Work with software team to define interfaces and ensure integration.
• Analyze test data to identify performance trends in electrical/power systems.
• Suggest design modifications to improve performance and durability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation (schematics, manuals, specs, test reports).
• Contribute to development of concepts and complete complex tasks creatively.

Skills

System engineering

Data analysis

AI tools usage

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Databricks

Job description

About Rivian

Rivianis 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 Qualifications:

• 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

The salary range for this role is $95,400-$106,000 for SoCal based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

There is no fixed deadline for this application; applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the role is filled or the opening is no longer needed.

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.

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