Embedded Software Engineer (Lighting)

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture focused on developing software and technology for electric vehicles and software-defined vehicles. The Embedded Software Engineer will develop and integrate exterior and interior vehicle lighting systems, including lighting animations, safety and regulatory features, diagnostics, and simulation capabilities. The role also involves testing, calibration, tooling, AI-enabled workflow automation, and collaboration across the full feature development lifecycle.

What you'll do:

• Develop software in C for exterior and interior lighting systems for Rivian and VWG brand vehicles (Like Audi, Porsche etc)
• Be responsible to implement creative features involving graphics and lighting animations for various special events and releases
• Be responsible for implementing (coding) safety and regulatory requirements around lighting across North America and Europe
• Create test cases and test scripts for evaluating related features in Unit test, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) test, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments
• Be involved with desktop based tooling (full stack/ javascript/ RUST skillset) to enable visualizing lighting animations to aid software development
• Own lighting features end to end and participate all the way from design to development and testing of said features
• Implement AI skills and automation to simplify and automate development workflows to aid feature deliveries
• Collaborate with other software engineers to enhance or create a simulation model/platform for analyzing, optimizing, and troubleshooting various aspects of the vehicle
• Conduct design reviews for new content and address software issues in vehicles/prototypes. Aid in integrating features into the controller code base
• Test the developed software on the vehicle and assist in feature calibration
• Design diagnostic interfaces for the controller
• Contribute to designing an exceptional engineering initiative aimed at elevating electric vehicles to new levels of sophistication

What they're looking for:

• Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science, automotive systems, or related fields
• At least 1 year of experience with automotive control systems or embedded software engineering
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python
• Familiarity with model-based design using Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated creativity in design work along with manual fabrication skills and excellent communication abilities
• Experience with student competitions like BAJA, FSAE etc

Benefits:

• Eligible full-time positions may participate in the annual company performance bonus program; payments are discretionary and not guaranteed and require active employment at the time of payout.
• Eligible for equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), subject to board approval, applicable vesting requirements, and the terms of the equity incentive plans.
• Health coverage for full-time employees.
• Retirement savings for full-time employees.
• Time off for full-time employees.
• Family planning programs for full-time employees.
• Hybrid work arrangement