Sr. Software Engineer, Embedded, Autonomy (Palo Alto) Job at Rivian, Palo Alto, CA

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  • Rivian
  • Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

Overview

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 whats 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 position, you will be an individual contributor developing embedded software for Rivian's next-generation autonomous driving platform. You will design, develop, and test stand-alone Embedded applications to enable Rivian's autonomy stack. The ideal candidate should have good problem-solving skills and be able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to improve our onboard software stack.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain embedded software for Rivian's electric vehicles, ensuring high performance and reliability.
  • Develop application software on both Linux and RTOS based Embedded platforms.
  • Collaborate closely with the BSP team to bring-up sensor hardware.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to test and integrate software into Rivian vehicles.
  • Identify and implement optimizations to enhance system performance, memory utilization, and power efficiency.
  • Diagnose and resolve hardware/software defects.
  • Participate in and conduct code reviews to maintain code quality, adherence to coding standards, and knowledge sharing within the team.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, interfaces, and testing procedures.
  • Develop and execute test plans to validate software functionality, safety, and reliability in compliance with automotive standards.
  • Keep up with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to contribute to continuous improvement within the team.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of work experience with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Experience in embedded software development on both Linux and RTOS environments.
  • Proficiency in C and C++ programming languages.
  • Strong understanding of modern SoC architectures, operating system fundamentals, hardware/software interfaces, and abstractions.
  • Experience developing unit tests using the GoogleTest framework.
  • Knowledge of embedded development tools and debuggers.
  • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and issue tracking tools.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
  • Nice to haves:
    • Experience writing test automation using the Pytest framework.
    • Experience writing SQL queries to collect performance metrics from the customer fleet.

Pay Disclosure

Salary Range for California Based Applicants: $162,800.00 - $203,500.00 (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 candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

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.

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