Electronic Design Engineer II, Zonal ECU

The role

You will develop battery-management and zonal hardware for next-generation vehicles. This includes the full hardware design lifecycle from concept to production.

What you will do

• Contribute to the full hardware design lifecycle.
• Implement a fault-tolerant power electronics ECU.
• Design an ECU with a high-compute microcontroller.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, thermal, software, vehicle dynamics, manufacturing, validation, and supply chain teams.
• Evaluate and integrate new components and technologies.
• Conduct worst-case circuit analysis, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and failure investigations.
• Support system integration and validation across build phases.
• Ensure compliance with functional safety and regulatory standards.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in electronic hardware design
• Strong foundation in EE fundamentals
• Experience designing for industrial or automotive environments
• Hands-on experience with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and similar
• Experience with Schematic Capture EDA such as Cadence and Altium

Nice to have

• preferably in the automotive industry
• safety-hardware development experience is a plus
• supporting the co-development of bootloader & firmware
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI design is the best practices
• FuSa design experience is a plus
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and component release workflows is a plus

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.