Staff Platform Integration Engineer

The role

You will own the end-to-end BSP test and release lifecycle for vehicle compute and Infotainment/Connectivity ECU software. You will lead platform integrations, system-level debugging, and automated test frameworks while mentoring engineers.

What you will do

• Set and review technical direction for BSP integration, automated test execution, and HIL testing
• Lead design reviews and define test plans, entry and exit criteria, and launch gates
• Review nightly regression, BSP, and HIL results and drive root-cause analysis
• Lead complex hardware bring-up and smoke/validation testing for new hardware revisions
• Define testable interface contracts for the hardware abstraction layer
• Represent integration and test coverage readiness in roadmap and risk reviews
• Mentor senior and junior integration and test engineers
• Use AI tools for test case generation, test plan design, log parsing, and failure triage

Required qualifications

• A degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, or information systems, or equivalent professional experience
• 10+ years of professional embedded software experience, including BSP, bootloader, or kernel work
• 6+ years of hands-on Linux kernel and driver development
• Strong C programming and debugging skills
• Advanced Python and shell scripting for test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and log parsing
• Experience leading automated test infrastructure (pytest, LAVA, Labgrid, Jenkins-driven HIL rigs)
• Experience owning Yocto Project or equivalent build system architecture
• Track record of leading cross-team platform integration and end-to-end testing
• Expertise in root-cause analysis for wireless, connectivity, and boot issues
• Clear written and verbal communication

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of automotive protocols (CAN, CAN FD, Ethernet, PCIe, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
• Ability to analyze telemetry, logcat, and diagnostic data
• Experience with wireless performance, coexistence, and interoperability testing
• Diagnostic testing experience on infotainment platforms (OBD-II, UDS, SOVD, fault logging, DTCs)
• Understanding of end-to-end data routing, telematics, and validation of cloud-connected and mobile-app features
• Experience setting multi-year test automation roadmaps or BSP verification strategies
• Experience with fault injection, fuzzing, or coverage-guided testing of kernel and driver code
• Experience with HIL benches and automated test equipment (dSPACE, NI, Vector)
• Experience with Android or Android Automotive OS, or Automotive Grade Linux test suites
• Experience with secure boot, firmware update validation, and security test methods

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