Senior Staff Electrical Systems Engineer

The role

You will set cross-domain electrical architecture direction for US-based programs and own the multi-year technology roadmap. This senior individual contributor role involves defining electrical architecture, zonal topology, and validation strategies for a software-defined vehicle platform.

What you will do

• Define the electrical architecture approach across domains
• Set zonal topology strategy
• Define LV power architecture standards
• Establish methods for requirement decomposition, traceability, and interface control
• Own the multi-year electrical technology roadmap
• Define validation strategy across unit, SIL, HIL, and vehicle-level testing
• Negotiate architecture positions across Rivian and Volkswagen Group programs
• Direct resolution of complex, cross-domain electrical issues
• Set standards for schematic review, DFMEA, load and fault analysis, and ISO 26262 work products
• Mentor Senior and Staff engineers

Required qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years in electrical systems engineering on automotive or comparable complex embedded products
• Ownership of electrical architecture across multiple domains or programs, through to production
• Deep expertise in LV/HV power systems, electrical distribution, and wiring harness design
• Advanced requirements decomposition, interface definition, and validation strategy
• Track record of setting technical standards adopted beyond an immediate team
• Applied ISO 26262 functional safety experience in an electrical systems context
• Ability to align technical and program stakeholders without direct authority

Nice to have

• Zonal or centralized E/E architecture experience on a production program, including topology definition
• eFuse or solid-state power distribution, DC-DC converter integration, or 12V/48V bus architecture
• Circuit simulation for load, transient, and fault analysis (SPICE, Saber, or equivalent)
• Electrical design tooling
• Advanced engineering or R&D leadership maturing pre-production technology
• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field

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 that builds the electrical and electronic foundation of a software-defined vehicle platform. The company addresses electric vehicle challenges through technology including operating systems, zonal controllers, cloud, and connectivity solutions.