Role Summary

In this role, the Passive Safety System Design Engineer will have ownership of the passive
safety system architecture and design for the next generations of Rivian electric vehicles.
This will be a high-visibility role developing high-level requirements and defining new
technologies that will function as a cohesive system that meets our homologation needs
and elevates the crash safety of our occupants.

Responsibilities

- Architect and develop new features and functions for the Passive Safety System
Restraints Control Module (RCM)
- Drive new technologies from concept to vehicle-worthy maturity
- Interface with Homologation, Functional Safety, and Compliance to understand the
system requirements and distill them into technical requirements
- Collaborate with HW and SW engineers to develop safety-critical system designs that
meet our crash safety goals
- Own and document the system architecture
- Work with the manufacturing team to ensure the system is manufacturable and
traceable
- Hands-on design and validation of prototype hardware and maturing the design by
characterizing and debugging test vehicles to optimize your design
- Evaluate system failure modes, create and drive integration and validation plans, and
support the execution of these test plans.
- Simplify complex functions and features to their core components using a first
principles approach to drive simple and structured requirements and production
friendly solution working with broader team
- Participate in safety and reliability reviews and contribute to resolving reliability
issues for components, subsystems, and assemblies.
- Collaborate with reliability engineers to support DFMEA to drive reliable design
choices and improve validation test planning
- Drive technical decisions and guide the team in the right direction.
- Think holistically. Understand the impact of your plan or decision to program and
customers. Deep dive into technical issues to drive data-driven decisions.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned within the scope of the position

Qualifications

- BS + 10 years or MS + 8 years or PhD + 6 years or equivalent experience in
electrical engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of experience with electrical systems design
- Experience with planning, writing, and executing test procedures
- Ability to troubleshooting sensors, actuators, and digital signals, and perform root
cause analysis
- Experience leading multidisciplinary trade studies to conclusion
- Familiarity with ISO 26262 or similar functional safety standards (e.g. ARP4754)
- Demonstrated strong creative thinking and problem-solving toolbox
- Ability to dive deep into electrical first principles and work in fast-paced and
challenging environments.
- Have a fine eye for detail, yet the ability to 'zoom out' and see the big picture

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $167,000 - $209,000 for Palo Alto, CA-based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual performance bonus and equity awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits, including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian's 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

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