Sr. Charging & Range Systems Engineer, Energy Management

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 join the Energy Management Systems Engineering team at Rivian responsible for High Voltage Energy, Low Voltage Energy, Charging, Battery Management, and other features. You will take a hands-on approach to architect, design and implement the systems in the vehicle to deliver features that raise the bar for our customers. You will work with a cross functional team across SW, HW, attributes, data, and user experience to define, decompose, and integrate the energy management system.

In this role you will play a central role in the definition of two user centric features; Charging and Range. This role will have a broad responsibility for oversight of user experience, technical decomposition, and integration with cloud teams for trip planning and charging roaming.

Responsibilities

Lead the definition and decomposition of the high voltage energy system through collaboration with cross functional teams to define user stories, system definition, and functional requirements.

• Drive the implementation of charing and range systems with a cross functional team from ideation to public release.
• Support development of vehicle architecture through trade studies, proof of concept, and strategic analysis
• Develop and document requirements from a feature level down to functional and component levels for implementation on vehicle, mobile, and cloud.
• Develop user facing feature requirements with collaboration of user experience team
• Develop test requirements for system characterization to support decomposition of system requirements.
• Support integration activities of features by participating in board bring up, HIL testing, validation testing, and other critical implementation task to bring features to life.
• Support cross functional team in issue resolution through data analysis, and hands on testing
• Coordinate the system delivery and timing to ensure achievement of requirements and development milestones.
• Develop a comprehensive DVP&R working with development engineers to formulate, conduct, and capture validation tests at various levels (SIL, HIL, Component, and Vehicle)

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience working with high voltage energy, low voltage energy, charging, battery management, or related exp.
• Experience with the requirement management process of safety critical systems
• Development and integration experience with embedded systems preferred.
• Experience with controls validation efforts at different test levels (SIL/HIL/Component/Vehicle) preferred.
• Experience with ISO15118 and Plug and Charge preffered
• Experience and knowledge of HV vehicle systems a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment.
• Good team player with effective communication skills.
• Self-motivated: Demonstrated ability to set direction and guide the team towards it.

Pay Disclosure
Salary Range for California Based Applicants : $135,100 - $168,900 (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.

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

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes ("Candidate Personal Data"). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian's service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.