Sr. EMC Design Engineer

The role

This role is responsible for the development of electrical vehicle systems and hardware Electronic Control Units ECUs. The person will review designs for EMC compliance and execute test plans for electrical, RF, and instrumentation hardware.

What you will do

• Review electrical and mechanical designs for compliance with EMC commercial specs and EMI Real-world Environments survivability and customer experience.
• Write and execute test plans for LV and HV Electrical, RF, and Instrumentation hardware developed by Rivian.
• Continue to develop EMI/RF and electrical design, test, and analysis skills on-the-job.
• Identify and document ECU level susceptibilities to electromagnetic environments, including ESD, transients, radiated and conducted emissions.
• Collaborate with electrical and mechanical design engineers to develop ECUs within EMC specs.
• Define and validate ECU level electrical bonding/grounding/shielding specs.

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering
• Hands-on experience working with electrical hardware and test equipment including oscilloscopes, signal/spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Basic circuit component knowledge, including MOSFET, DC-DC regulator ICs, FPGAs, memories.
• Ability to read in detail circuit and wiring block diagrams & schematics
• 5-7 years of experience

Nice to have

• Masters or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, RF circuit or Antenna design, or applied electromagnetics.
• Experience designing power supplies or voltage/current regulators.
• Experience with transmission line design
• Experience with test planning for automobiles or other complex vehicles.
• Working knowledge of commercial and automotive certification for EMI/EMC, including testing requirements to these specs: IEC 61000, CISPR 25, CISPR 12, CISPR -16, ISO 11452-x, ISO 7637-x, FCC Part 15,
• Experience in circuit design and PCBA layout

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. They address the challenges of electric vehicles through technology for software-defined vehicles.