Staff Battery Controls Systems Engineer

Rivian; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Rivian is seeking an experienced Battery Control Systems Engineer in California to lead the system design process for battery control and optimization. You will drive decisions on controllers, sensors, and diagnostics to meet performance and safety goals.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and validate requirements, with a focus on manufacturability, serviceability, and cost. Strong ISO 26262 experience and Python skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in HV Battery or EV powertrain systems.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience with battery safety, diagnostics, and sensing.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional development by analyzing architectural changes and translating to HW/SW requirements.
• Manage and release engineering documentation per Rivian processes.
• Represent Battery Control Systems Engineering in cross-functional teams.

Skills

HV Battery

ISO 26262

System architecture

Diagnostics

Cross-functional

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CAN loggers

Oscilloscopes

HV test equipment

Job description

About Rivian:

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary:

In this role, you will lead the system design process to analyze upstream requirements (vehicle architectures, vehicle product features, vehicle powertrain architectures, Pack design architectures), and align into the sub-system control architecture focused on battery control. You will be at the forefront of development decisions to determine the overall electronics control elements of the Battery Control System including all controllers, actuators, and sensors needed to achieve performance and safety of the battery product. You will lead the application and adoption of new and emerging technologies for optimization and improvement of the battery control system to maximize manufacturability, serviceability, cost, diagnostics, reliability, and many other metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Lead functional development through analysis of impact of architectural changes to fulfill upstream requirements via decomposed HW and SW requirements with expected performance, including control, sensing, state estimation, diagnostic etc.
• Create/update/modify/manage documentation to maintain accurate engineering work products; work with related engineers to review/approve/validate/release the deliverables and changes following Rivian engineering process and toolchains
• Represent the Battery Control Systems Engineering Team as a subject matter expert in Battery Control functional areas in crossfunctional development teams
• Determine the correct strategy for the definition of diagnostics and reactions to failure modes in the system using knowledge and understanding of the presence of high-level battery safety hazards to the user, service, and manufacturing personnel.
• Understand the failure analysis and top level effects of failure of the product in order to design the correct strategy for protection of the system against failures.
• Work together with cross-functional teams cascading sub-system requirements to SW/HW/component requirements, as well as validation specification development.
• Collaborate with system integration and validation engineers on validation planning; support validation execution and result review; support trouble shooting to determine solutions to observed issues
• Adapt and work within dynamic development timelines of multiple programs, with accelerated hardware production timelines, and software release cadence
• Quickly transition to a variety of engineering discipline work, from high-level cross sub-system projects to specific component focus, depending on need of the team and stage of development/ production

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of work experience in HV Battery and/or EV powertrain system
• At least a bachelor's degree in engineering discipline

Previous experience in control architecture design for high voltage battery systems especially for control of HV batteries including application of sensors, actuators, and diagnostics of sensors and actuators according to ISO26262.

• Detailed understanding of battery voltage and temperature protection and monitoring components, pack monitoring components, switchgear, fusing and sensing components;

Understanding of failure modes, effects, diagnostics, and appropriate safety reactions of HV control elements of the battery system including contactors, pyro fuses, contactor diagnostic strategies, High voltage measurement and sensing topologies

Capable of modeling analysis for the system components and interaction with HV battery

• Previous experience in automotive product development environments, familiar with development process, product launches and production schedules
• Previous hands-on experience with design according to ISO 26262, especially part 4/5/6
• Previous experience with DFMEA and FTA for system/HW/SW
• Strong communication, multitasking, and interpersonal skills, both in presentation and technical writing
• Display aptitude with a variety of engineering tools such as CAN loggers, software debuggers, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, and HV test equipment
• Holistic understanding of thermal and electrical interdependence in battery pack design
• Preferred : proficient skills in Python to support data analysis
• Preferred : Versed with automated requirements management tools (e.g. JAMA, Doors, etc.), system and risk analysis tools (e.g., Plato),circuit simulation tools (e.g., LTSpice, etc.), and issue tracking tools (Jira, Bugzilla, etc.),)

Pay Disclosure:

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: $168,000-$193,000 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary:

Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

Company Statements:

Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at .

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