Senior Autonomy Metrics Engineer

Rivian; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 162,800 - 203,500; Full time

Job summary

Rivian seeks a data-driven engineer to analyze real-world driving data at scale, evaluating Autonomy features and driving improvements aligned with Rivian's mission. You will develop KPIs, measure feature quality, and collaborate with Autonomy, Simulation, Data Analytics, and Cloud teams to deliver actionable insights.

The role focuses on Active Safety, perception, pose, path planning, and controls, requiring strong Python/SQL skills and familiarity with AV simulation frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Robotics or related field.
• 4+ years (Bachelor’s)/2+ years (Master’s) professional experience in AV or robotics systems.
• Strong Python and SQL skills; familiarity with C/C++ preferred.
• Experience with large-scale datasets and AV simulation frameworks.
• Knowledge of Active Safety and Automated Driving features (Emergency Braking, Lane Centering, Hands-free Driving).
• Understanding of Autonomy domains: Perception, Pose, Path Planning, Controls.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy KPIs and metrics to evaluate quality and performance of Active Safety features.
• Develop scalable frameworks for measuring feature performance based on ODD, functional, performance, and safety requirements.
• Optimize methodologies and integrate them with production workflows.
• Develop signatures to identify events of interest leveraging autonomy logging pipeline.
• Collaborate with Autonomy teams (pose, perception, planning, motion) for end-to-end metric design.
• Work with Simulation Infrastructure for development, integration, and testing of metrics.
• Collaborate with Data Analytics and Cloud teams to visualize metrics in dashboards.

Skills

Python

SQL

C/C++

Large-scale datasets

Active Safety

Perception

Pose

Path Planning

Controls

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechatronics, CS, Robotics

Tools

Simulation frameworks

Job description

Rivian seeks a data-driven engineer to analyze real-world driving data at scale, evaluating Autonomy features and driving improvements aligned with Rivian's mission. You will develop KPIs, measure feature quality, and collaborate with Autonomy, Simulation, Data Analytics, and Cloud teams to deliver actionable insights.

The role focuses on Active Safety, perception, pose, path planning, and controls, requiring strong Python/SQL skills and familiarity with AV simulation frameworks.