Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Functional Safety

Rivian VW Group; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer specializing in Functional Safety to implement platform-level software for embedded systems.

You will design and implement software safety requirements, perform FMEDA, FTA and DFA analyses, and represent functional safety in cross‑functional teams spanning software, hardware, mechanical and manufacturing, delivering multi‑threaded RTOS‑based code in C for MCUs from design through production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of professional experience focused on functional safety in automotive, aerospace, industrial, or equivalent sectors.
• Strong proficiency in C programming.
• Hands-on experience with embedded software development and microcontroller-based systems.
• Experience with RTOS-based development.
• Experience with multi-threaded and multi-core programming.
• Experience developing systems in accordance with ISO 26262:2018, Parts 5 and 11, or IEC 61508 Parts 1–3.
• Practical experience with safety requirements, technical safety concepts, FMEDA, FTA, and DFA.

Responsibilities

• Implement platform-level embedded software and functional safety components.
• Design and implement technical safety requirements at the software level.
• Represent functional safety in cross-functional discussions with software, hardware, mechanical, systems, and manufacturing teams.
• Evaluate safety requirements, technical safety concepts, FMEDA, FTA, and DFA against functional safety objectives.
• Develop software for microcontrollers using C and real-time operating systems.
• Design and develop multi-threaded and multi-core embedded software.
• Develop verification and validation methods for software safety requirements.
• Write test procedures and support testing of hardware subsystems and safety mechanisms.
• Document safety requirements, analyses, architecture, implementation, verification, and validation activities for each subsystem.
• Collaborate effectively in a fast-paced development environment.
• Help move concepts from the R&D phase into robust, production-ready products.

Skills

C programming

RTOS development

Embedded software

Multi-threading

FMEDA

FTA

DFA

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer specializing in Functional Safety to implement platform-level software for embedded systems.

You will design and implement software safety requirements, perform FMEDA, FTA and DFA analyses, and represent functional safety in cross‑functional teams spanning software, hardware, mechanical and manufacturing, delivering multi‑threaded RTOS‑based code in C for MCUs from design through production.