Senior Electrical Systems Architect — Lead Vehicle Architecture

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Irvine (CA); Sur place; USD 218 000 - 300 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks a senior Electrical Systems Engineer to define cross-domain electrical architecture for US programs and to own the multi-year technology roadmap. You will lead complex decisions with partner OEMs and suppliers, shaping the electrical backbone of software-defined vehicles.

The role emphasizes setting standards for LV/HV power, validation strategies across SIL/HIL, and mentoring Sr.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• ~12+ years in electrical systems engineering on automotive or comparable complex embedded products
• Ownership of electrical architecture across multiple domains or programs, through to production
• Deep expertise in LV/HV power systems, electrical distribution, and wiring harness design
• Advanced requirements decomposition, interface definition, and validation strategy
• Track record of setting technical standards adopted beyond an immediate team
• Applied ISO 26262 functional safety experience in an electrical systems context
• Ability to align technical and program stakeholders without direct authority

Responsabilités

• Define the electrical architecture approach across domains: low- and high-voltage (LV/HV) power distribution, harness strategy, and electrical interface definitions
• Set zonal topology strategy — the basis for zonal ECU count, placement, and device I/O allocation
• Define LV power architecture standards: supply strategy, bus management, power modes, and fault handling
• Establish the methods used for requirement decomposition, traceability, interface control, and mission profile development
• Own the multi-year electrical technology roadmap, direct the supporting R&D, and make build, buy, and partner recommendations
• Define validation strategy across unit, software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and vehicle-level testing, including coverage and responsibility boundaries with partner OEM teams
• Negotiate architecture positions that scale across both Rivian and Volkswagen Group programs
• Direct resolution of complex, cross-domain electrical issues
• Set standards for schematic review, DFMEA, load and fault analysis, and ISO 26262 functional safety work products
• Identify architectural problems the organization has not yet framed, and define the work required to address them
• Mentor Senior and Staff engineers, and represent the electrical systems function in program and leadership reviews

Connaissances

Electrical architecture

LV/HV power systems

Requirements decomposition

ISO 26262

Cross-domain coordination

Technical standards

Formation

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Description du poste

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks a senior Electrical Systems Engineer to define cross-domain electrical architecture for US programs and to own the multi-year technology roadmap. You will lead complex decisions with partner OEMs and suppliers, shaping the electrical backbone of software-defined vehicles.

The role emphasizes setting standards for LV/HV power, validation strategies across SIL/HIL, and mentoring Sr.