Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies ยท 3 hours ago
Hardware Systems Performance Engineer (Connectivity/Wireless + VAS)
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$105K/yr - $139K/yr
3+ years expRivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture focused on addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through advanced technology. The Hardware Systems Performance Engineer will assist in characterizing performance of low-voltage electrical systems in Rivian vehicles, influencing hardware architecture decisions and validating designs throughout the development cycle.
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Responsibilities
Facilitate collaboration between hardware architecture, hardware design and software application teams to build out comprehensive plans that surface key performance metrics, provide insight into system bottlenecks and chokepoints, reveal over-/under-design scenarios, and validate system performance relative to system requirements
Lead and support the design, integration and automation efforts related to characterization and validation activities on various hardware testing configurations, including early prototypes boards, bench-top sub-system mock-ups, lab cars, mules, and other HIL infrastructure
Produce the end-to-end implementation for systems performance characterization ranging from development of requirements to identification of solutions and their implementation with automation, including integration of h/w and s/w, establishment of control and data acquisition pipelines, and development of downstream data processing infrastructure
Execute characterization plans, leverage analytical methods, and present clear validation metrics and reports that support data-driven architectural decisions, and validate the resulting designs
Support the development of hardware and software that enables characterization, testing and certification of wireless sub-systems using robotic automation to measure relevant RF system KPIs vs positional ground truth around the vehicle under test
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field, and 3+ years of hands-on experience in relevant practical settings, including internships
Familiarity with wireless technologies like LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi and BT, and their performance evaluation at the RF, protocol, and systems integration levels, including the tools and methods to accomplish these tasks
Strong understanding of wireless technologies for ranging, localization and/or radar applications, including UWB, and BLE channel sounding, and their performance evaluation at the RF, and systems level
Familiarity with hardware and software associated with robotic automation for spatial data capture, including optical, inertial and GPS based sensors and sensor fusion for navigation, path-planning, obstacle avoidance, visual odometry, and/or related technologies
Exposure to RF and electrical engineering fundamentals, and hands-on familiarity with related test and measurement equipment, e.g., logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMMs, network analyzers, etc
Good grasp of the power related aspects of distributed embedded architectures, with focus on efficient low-power states, wake propagation and sequencing
Talent for working from first principles to develop software for modeling, data acquisition, mining, analysis, and presentation in using appropriate tools, e.g. Python, MatLab
Benefits
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
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies develops scalable automotive software and technology platforms for multiple vehicle segments.
1001-5000 employees
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