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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
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work in our vehicle-level ADAS test team. The Autonomy Test Engineer will enable Rivian’s vehicle test program with vehicle level feature testing, robotics maintenance & operations, vehicle tuning and ensuring ADAS regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will be organized, able to manage multiple projects and have strong background in electronics, robotics and/or vehicle architecture.
This full-time role requires the flexibility of traveling (up to 20%) to various domestic and international destinations as necessary, to test vehicles on public roads, test tracks and Proving Grounds
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams (ADAS, Autonomy, Functional Safety) and test sites to clarify test requirements, collect data, execute testing (DVP, software regression, development) and validate vehicle performance.
- Develop test plans, scenario suites, automation scripts and tooling for feature data collection and validation to shorten testing life cycle and meet program milestones. (Vehicle/Pedestrian Detection, Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Keep Assist, etc.)
- Analyze test data against internal requirements and write test reports with recommendations to design teams and communicate issues and root cause analysis.
- Install, troubleshoot and maintain vehicle loggers, ADAS test robots, test equipment and prototype vehicles, including liaising with suppliers and managing targets and parts inventory.
- Maintain test vehicle software and proactively collaborate cross-functionally to solve vehicle-level hardware and software issues.
- Design, fabricate and modify vehicle instrumentation, test equipment and data acquisition systems as needed.
- Participate in on & off-site vehicle tests (travel up to 20%).
Qualifications
- 3+ years of hands-on experience operating, maintaining and troubleshooting advanced electronics, mechatronics or robotics systems.
- Hands-on experience flashing and debugging complex vehicle systems.
- Experience with ground truth equipment (Oxford OXTS, Novatel, dGPS, Racelogic VBOX).
- Hands-on experience with automotive electrical systems and communication protocols (CAN, Flexray, XCP, Ethernet, LIN) and relevant debug tools (Vector CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy, Python, etc.).
- Experience with SW integration and development lifecycle, software tools, languages, protocols, and configuration management SW (JAMA, JIRA, Confluence, GIT, Python, Matlab, SQL, Python, Go, CAPL etc.)
- Valid US driver's license.
- B.S. degree or strong technical background in Mechanical, Automotive, Electrical, SW, Mechatronics, Robotics, or Computer Science / Engineering or a related field. An associate degree with suitable technical experience would also be considered.
- Excellent analytical, technical, problem solving, communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Experience with ADAS, autonomous vehicles, functional safety, regulatory testing, Vehicle Dynamics, or related field (ex. US NCAP, EU NCAP, IIHS, ISO26262 / IEC61508, Automotive SPICE). (Preferred)
- Experience with steering, braking and acceleration robots, robot test targets and tow targets (Moshon, AB Dynamics, 4A, Messring, Humanetics). (Preferred)
- Experience driving prototype vehicles, including proving grounds, limit driving and/or certifications. (Preferred)
- Hands-on experience with in-vehicle data acquisition and logging systems. (Preferred)
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.
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