Sr. Electronic Design Engineer - 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 multiple teams
• Evaluate and integrate new components and technologies
• Conduct worst-case circuit analysis, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting
• Support system integration and validation across build phases
• Ensure compliance with functional safety and regulatory standards

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 4+ 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, and logic analyzers
• Experience with Schematic Capture EDA such as Cadence and Altium

Nice to have

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

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.