Rivian · 17 hours ago
Sr. Machine Learning/AI Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$163K/yr - $205K/yrRivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever through emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles. They are seeking a Research Scientist with expertise in quantized deep learning models for hardware acceleration in autonomous systems, focusing on developing optimization pipelines for real-time performance on next-generation hardware.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Research state of the art perception models in collaboration with the ADAS SW teams
Lead the development of optimizations for mapping quantized perception models (e.g., CNNs, Transformers, LLMs) to embedded and heterogeneous hardware platforms
Design and implement hardware-aware optimizations, including quantization strategies, model compression, memory-efficient representations, and operator fusion, targeted to custom accelerators
Collaborate with hardware teams to co-optimize model architecture and compute pipeline under real-time constraints (latency, throughput, power)
Benchmark and analyze system performance across platforms and iterate to achieve optimal deployment efficiency
Partner with perception, systems, and autonomy teams to align model optimization efforts with hardware roadmap and real-world autonomy requirements
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. or M.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with a focus on ML compilers, embedded systems, or hardware-aware AI
Hands-on experience with quantized model deployment, ML design stacks, and code generation for embedded or heterogeneous compute systems
Strong understanding of computer vision models (e.g., object detection, segmentation) and their optimization for edge inference
Proficiency in deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and their low-level IRs or export formats (e.g., ONNX)
Solid programming skills in C++, Python
Familiarity with CUDA/OpenCL (or other accelerator programming models)
Preferred
Prior experience working with hardware-software co-design, especially for autonomous or robotics platforms
Deep knowledge of numerical precision trade-offs, quantization-aware training (QAT), and dynamic/static quantization flows
Familiarity with embedded real-time constraints and hardware profiling/debugging tools
Familiarity with rearchitecting models to best suit hardware capabilities
Publication record in top-tier ML/Systems conferences (e.g., MLSys, NeurIPS, DAC, ICCAD)
Benefits
Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment.
Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
Company
Rivian
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
Founded in 2009
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$21.93BKey Investors
Volkswagen GroupUS Department of EnergyIllinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
2025-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2024-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $6.6B
2024-05-02Grant· $827M
Leadership Team
Robert Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer
Claire McDonough
Chief Financial Officer
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