Senior Embedded Linux & Platform Architect

Rivian; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Job summary

Rivian in California seeks a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to lead next-generation charging product software.

You will architect and implement full-stack embedded Linux solutions, from BSP and kernel drivers to Yocto distributions and automated CI/CD pipelines, bridging hardware enablement with secure cloud-ready apps. You will drive security, lifecycle management, and manufacturing provisioning, collaborating with hardware engineers to optimize system performance and time-to-first-frame while

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of industry experience developing C/C++ based applications on embedded Linux.
• 2+ years of experience with Make and CMake build tools.
• Strong scripting and automation using Bash or Python.

Responsibilities

• Define BSP development lifecycle, bootloader customization and Linux kernel tuning for ARM architectures.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers for board bring-up, signal integrity and power management tests.
• Develop and maintain high-performance kernel drivers and Device Trees for proprietary peripherals.

Skills

Embedded Linux

C/C++

Make/CMake

Bash/Python

I2C/SPI/UART/SDIO

CI/CD

CLI-first

SoC documentation

Lifelong learner

Education

BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or related

Tools

Buildroot

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

Docker

Job description

Rivian in California seeks a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to lead next-generation charging product software.

You will architect and implement full-stack embedded Linux solutions, from BSP and kernel drivers to Yocto distributions and automated CI/CD pipelines, bridging hardware enablement with secure cloud-ready apps. You will drive security, lifecycle management, and manufacturing provisioning, collaborating with hardware engineers to optimize system performance and time-to-first-frame while