Senior Night-Shift Diagnostics Engineer

Rivian

Normal (IL)

On-site

USD 99,000 - 123,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Rivian seeks a Senior Advanced Diagnostics Engineer to support factory and vehicle software diagnostics across manufacturing, launch, end-of-line, and vehicle test environments. You will investigate complex electrical, vehicle software, factory software, and production issues, provide hands-on technical support, and drive root causes to corrective action.

You will work with engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, service, and IT/MES teams to identify issues, reproduce failures, analyze

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field.
2+ years of relevant experience in automotive systems, vehicle software, factory software, electrical hardware, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, reliability engineering, or advanced diagnostics.
Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex hardware and software systems in a production, launch, test, or service environment.
Experience leading root-cause investigations, containment activities, and corrective actions for complex or recurring issues.
Strong understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, ECUs, communication networks, and diagnostic concepts.
Experience with CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, UDS, or related vehicle communication protocols.
Experience analyzing software logs, network traces, production data, test results, and system telemetry.
Strong technical writing, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced technical triage and troubleshooting for vehicle, factory software, electrical hardware, and production-impacting issues.
Lead investigations for recurring or high-severity concerns across manufacturing and vehicle systems.
Apply structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, fault-tree analysis, data analysis, fault reproduction, and controlled experimentation.
Investigate issues across vehicle ECUs, networks, diagnostics interfaces, embedded software, factory applications, end-of-line systems, and IT/MES infrastructure.
Use diagnostic tools, production data, logs, traces, and electrical test equipment to isolate failures and validate corrective actions.
Mentor engineers and technicians in advanced troubleshooting, evidence collection, root-cause analysis, and technical communication.