Senior Systems Integration Engineer - Autonomy & Perception

Rivian; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Perception test integration engineer to support Raven test integration within Automated Drive, coordinating across the modeling, onboard, and data branches that must come together for Raven testing to succeed.

You will track and manage software changes across branches, resolve cross-branch divergences, and collaborate with perception, planning and systems teams to bring autonomous driving components together.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with software tracking systems and complex branching workflows across parallel branches.
• Extensive CI/CD experience, including release coordination across concurrent development tracks.
• Experience in vehicle controls, perception systems, or ML model development/training.
• Proficiency with Git and software repository management tools.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage software changes across the modeling and data branches supporting Raven (perception) testing, in coordination with the engineer tracking the onboard branch.
• Identify and resolve cross-branch divergence issues before they impact test validity.
• Partner with the perception modeling team to understand the scope and intent of upcoming model changes prior to test execution.
• Support test execution across prototype perception test suites, incorporating modeling-side context into planning.
• Work with Perception, Planning, and Systems teams to bring automated driving system components together.
• Maintain software branches supporting iteration across new model deployments and other downstream systems.
• Deep-dive into vehicle log data and source code to root-cause system-level issues with domain experts.
• Take a data-driven approach to analyzing the performance of perception models or software changes.

Skills

Software tracking

CI/CD

Git

Vehicle perception/ML

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CS/ME or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Perception test integration engineer to support Raven test integration within Automated Drive, coordinating across the modeling, onboard, and data branches that must come together for Raven testing to succeed.

You will track and manage software changes across branches, resolve cross-branch divergences, and collaborate with perception, planning and systems teams to bring autonomous driving components together.