Energy Management Systems Engineer – EV Power

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks an Energy Management Systems Engineer to own LV and HV energy features within the vehicle. You will architect, design, and implement energy management systems for 12V and related subsystems, collaborating with SW, HW, data, and UX teams to meet customer expectations.

You will decompose requirements, develop test plans and lead cross-functional integration activities, including board bring‑up, HIL/validation testing, and trade studies to ensure safe,

Qualifications

• Experience with the requirement management process of safety critical systems
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced development environment.
• Good team player with effective communication skills.
• Self‑motivated: Demonstrated ability to set direction and guide the team towards it.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and decomposition of the low voltage system through collaboration with cross functional teams to define user stories, system definition, and functional requirements.
• Drive the implementation of low voltage power system with a cross functional team from ideation to public release.
• Support development of vehicle architecture through trade studies, proof of concept, and strategic analysis
• Develop and document requirements from a feature level down to functional and component levels for implementation.
• Develop test requirements for 12V battery and low voltage system characterization to support decomposition of system requirements.
• Support integration activities of features by participating in board bring up, HIL testing, validation testing, and other critical implementation task to bring features to life.
• Support cross functional team in issue resolution through data analysis, and hands on testing
• Coordinate the system delivery and timing to ensure achievement of requirements and development milestones.
• Develop a comprehensive DVP&R working with development engineers to formulate, conduct, and capture validation tests at various levels (SIL, HIL, Component, and Vehicle)

Skills

Safety-critical requirements

Fast-paced environment

Team player

Self-motivated leadership

Education

Bachelor-level engineering degree

Tools

Embedded systems development

SIL/HIL testing

Controls validation

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks an Energy Management Systems Engineer to own LV and HV energy features within the vehicle. You will architect, design, and implement energy management systems for 12V and related subsystems, collaborating with SW, HW, data, and UX teams to meet customer expectations.

You will decompose requirements, develop test plans and lead cross-functional integration activities, including board bring‑up, HIL/validation testing, and trade studies to ensure safe,