Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies · 20 hours ago
Sr. Embedded Software Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$147K/yr - $184K/yr
2+ years expRivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders focused on advancing automotive technology. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy embedded software solutions for vehicle power management systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and stability of power modes.
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Responsibilities
Contribute to defining software requirements, designing state machines, and ensuring they align with vehicle power moding needs
Lead discussions regarding vehicle states (e.g., wake/sleep) and corresponding hardware control (e.g., high voltage activation/deactivation, low-voltage domain management)
Participate in system-level design reviews, providing insights into power management and embedded software best practices
Ensure the seamless transition between power modes, coordinating high-voltage and low-voltage domain transitions for system efficiency and reliability
Collaborate with hardware and system teams to understand and influence vehicle device control, ensuring correct interactions between software and hardware components
Design, develop, and deploy embedded software for vehicle power management applications such as vehicle device power on/off behavior management, system energy draw optimizations, vehicle reset, occupancy detection, user interactions and much more
Write, perform, and review integration test cases to validate software functionality and reliability
Troubleshoot and debug software issues across embedded systems, identifying solutions to optimize vehicle power moding performance
Qualification
Required
B.S.+ in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant industry experience
2 or more years of experience in embedded software/firmware development in C, preferably with vertically integrated consumer products
Proficient with software development on microcontrollers and sensor I/Os
Strong understanding of dependencies between various electrical & mechanical systems
Experience with systems engineering / automotive network architecture / vehicle integration
Strong working knowledge of automotive electrical systems and communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet) and relevant debug tools
Hands-on experience debugging complex systems that involve multiple ECUs with interfaces to various vehicle sub-systems
Good team player with great communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment
Passionately motivated to take ideas from R&D phase to a product
Benefits
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.
Eligibility for an annual performance bonus
Eligibility for equity
Flex Time Off
Retirement savings plans as well as medical, vision and dental coverage.
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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