Senior Automotive Audio QA Engineer (Automation)

Rivian; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian seeks an Audio Software QA Engineer to own and maintain our automated test framework for in-vehicle audio software. You will validate Audio Weaver DSP chains, Linux/Android audio HALs, chimes, and media routing across releases, bridging software, DSP engineering, and vehicle release teams.

You will lead end-to-end testing of Android Automotive, Linux, and RTOS audio stacks, collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop rigs, and help define release criteria for OTA updates, with a focus on sound

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Audio Engineering, or related discipline; 3+ years in software QA, audio test automation, or embedded validation.
• Strong Python and C/C++ skills; MATLAB or Bash scripting familiarity.
• Experience testing audio on Linux, Android (Audio HAL/ALSA), or QNX/RTOS.
• Experience with Audio Weaver, APx, SoundCheck or similar tools.
• Nice to Have: CI/CD automation tools; knowledge of CAN, A2B, Ethernet.

Responsibilities

• Test Automation Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for vehicle audio software regression testing.
• Integrate automated audio test scripts into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab) for build verification and regression testing.
• Develop automated audio signal analysis tools (THD, SNR, frequency response, latency) using APx or SoundCheck APIs.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, smoke, and exploratory testing.
• Design, author, maintain, and structure test cases in TestRail.

Skills

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Bash scripting

Linux testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Audio Engineering, or related field

Tools

Audio Weaver

Audio Precision (APx API)

SoundCheck

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Rivian seeks an Audio Software QA Engineer to own and maintain our automated test framework for in-vehicle audio software. You will validate Audio Weaver DSP chains, Linux/Android audio HALs, chimes, and media routing across releases, bridging software, DSP engineering, and vehicle release teams.

You will lead end-to-end testing of Android Automotive, Linux, and RTOS audio stacks, collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop rigs, and help define release criteria for OTA updates, with a focus on sound