Senior Functional Safety Engineer for Automotive ECUs

Rivian VW Group; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Eligibility for equity

Benefits tailored to the local market

Job summary

Join Rivian VW Group in Palo Alto to work on cutting-edge Electric Vehicle technology. As a key contributor, you’ll design electronic control units ensuring safety and performance. This role demands expertise in functional safety design, hardware verification and validation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and have 3-5+ years experience in functional safety for automotive or aerospace applications. Enjoy a full-time position with competitive salary and benefits tailored to the local market.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience with functional safety design in automotive, industrial, or aerospace.
• Experience in developing systems based on ISO 26262:2018.
• Knowledge of advanced electrical systems and tools to meet functional safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of technical safety requirements at the hardware level.
• Work with cross-functional teams to implement hardware safety requirements.
• Develop verification and validation methods to support testing of hardware safety.

Skills

Functional safety design

Electrical Engineering

Failure analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

FTA

FMEDA

ISO 26262

Job description

Join Rivian VW Group in Palo Alto to work on cutting-edge Electric Vehicle technology. As a key contributor, you’ll design electronic control units ensuring safety and performance. This role demands expertise in functional safety design, hardware verification and validation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and have 3-5+ years experience in functional safety for automotive or aerospace applications. Enjoy a full-time position with competitive salary and benefits tailored to the local market.