Sr. Systems Engineer - Climate Control

The role

You will develop requirements and drive software development for automotive climate control systems. This involves modeling thermodynamic behavior and collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to optimize thermal management.

What you will do

• Act as systems engineer to develop requirements and drive software development for automotive climate control system
• Use modeling tools to model thermodynamic behavior and human comfort aspects of an automotive HVAC system
• Collaborate with hardware engineering to develop framework and requirements for control software development
• Translate high-level feature requests into detailed controller software, sensor, and actuator requirements
• Research and analyze various control algorithms
• Develop control-oriented simulation models to refine control strategies
• Create and maintain system boundary diagrams, function allocation documents, state machines, sequence diagrams, and failure analysis

Required qualifications

• BS / MS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Experience in software architecture and requirement management tools (JAMA, DOORS, etc.)
• Foundation in heat transfer and thermodynamics
• Familiarity in heat exchangers, blowers, fans, air control valves and their subsystem interactions
• Proficient in control systems fundamentals and their application to the thermal/ HVAC domain
• Knowledge and experience in automotive or building climate control system and air flow controls development
• Understanding of aspects of human thermal comfort and its application to controlling HVAC systems
• Strong analytical skills with experience handling large datasets in MATLAB/Python
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally, engage in hands-on work, and manage open-ended projects in fast-paced, resource-constrained environments

Nice to have

• familiarity with C/C++

Benefits

• competitive base salary
• annual company performance bonus program
• equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• health coverage
• retirement savings
• time off
• family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders addressing electric vehicle challenges through technology like operating systems, zonal controllers, and cloud solutions.