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Staff Battery Controls Systems Engineer

Rivian
Tustin, CA
Staff Battery Controls Systems Engineer Location Tustin, CA : About Rivian: Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary: In this role, you will lead the system design process to analyze upstream requirements (vehicle architectures, vehicle product features, vehicle powertrain architectures, Pack design architectures), and align into the sub-system control architecture focused on battery control. You will be at the forefront of development decisions to determine the overall electronics control elements of the Battery Control System including all controllers, actuators, and sensors needed to achieve performance and safety of the battery product. You will lead the application and adoption of new and emerging technologies for optimization and improvement of the battery control system to maximize manufacturability, serviceability, cost, diagnostics, reliability, and many other metrics. Responsibilities: Deliver and release the Battery Control System architecture and requirements:
  • Lead functional development through analysis of impact of architectural changes to fulfill upstream requirements via decomposed HW and SW requirements with expected performance, including control, sensing, state estimation, diagnostic etc.
  • Create/update/modify/manage documentation to maintain accurate engineering work products; work with related engineers to review/approve/validate/release the deliverables and changes following Rivian engineering process and toolchains
  • Represent the Battery Control Systems Engineering Team as a subject matter expert in Battery Control functional areas in crossfunctional development teams
  • Determine the correct strategy for the definition of diagnostics and reactions to failure modes in the system using knowledge and understanding of the presence of high-level battery safety hazards to the user, service, and manufacturing personnel.
  • Understand the failure analysis and top level effects of failure of the product in order to design the correct strategy for protection of the system against failures.
  • Work together with cross-functional teams cascading sub-system requirements to SW/HW/component requirements, as well as validation specification development.
  • Collaborate with system integration and validation engineers on validation planning; support validation execution and result review; support trouble shooting to determine solutions to observed issues
  • Adapt and work within dynamic development timelines of multiple programs, with accelerated hardware production timelines, and software release cadence
  • Quickly transition to a variety of engineering discipline work, from high-level cross sub-system projects to specific component focus, depending on need of the team and stage of development/ production
    • Qualifications:
    • 5+ years of work experience in HV Battery and/or EV powertrain system
    • At least a bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
    Previous experience in control architecture design for high voltage battery systems especially for control of HV batteries including application of sensors, actuators, and diagnostics of sensors and actuators according to ISO26262.
    • Detailed understanding of battery voltage and temperature protection and monitoring components, pack monitoring components, switchgear, fusing and sensing components;
    · Understanding of failure modes, effects, diagnostics, and appropriate safety reactions of HV control elements of the battery system including contactors, pyro fuses, contactor diagnostic strategies, High voltage measurement and sensing topologies · Capable of modeling analysis for the system components and interaction with HV battery
    • Previous experience in automotive product development environments, familiar with development process, product launches and production schedules
    • Previous hands-on experience with design according to ISO 26262, especially part 4/5/6
    • Previous experience with DFMEA and FTA for system/HW/SW
    • Strong communication, multitasking, and interpersonal skills, both in presentation and technical writing
    • Display aptitude with a variety of engineering tools such as CAN loggers, software debuggers, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, and HV test equipment
    • Holistic understanding of thermal and electrical interdependence in battery pack design
    • Preferred : proficient skills in Python to support data analysis
    • Preferred : Versed with automated requirements management tools (e.g. JAMA, Doors, etc.), system and risk analysis tools (e.g., Plato),circuit simulation tools (e.g., LTSpice, etc.), and issue tracking tools (Jira, Bugzilla, etc.),)
    Pay Disclosure: Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: $168,000-$193,000 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law). Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums. Company Statements:

    Equal Opportunity

    Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].

    Candidate Data Privacy

    Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian's service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
Posted 2026-01-09

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