Senior Embedded Software Engineer, VCS

In this role, you will be a member of the Vehicle Core Software (VCS) team, responsible for architecting, implementing, and integrating platform software across Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ controls boards. The platform includes drivers, operating systems, middleware, and application frameworks necessary for all aspects of vehicle controls. Through close collaboration with Hardware and Application Software teams, you will build the foundation of Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ vehicle software.

- Develop and integrate the foundational platform software for Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies controls boards, from initial bring-up to shipping to customers, including drivers, operating systems, and middleware

- Design, develop and deploy embedded software for applications including power management, vehicle reset, occupancy detection, diagnostics and over-the-air update (OTA)

- Collaborate with the hardware team on overall design, schematics, and hardware validation

- Work closely with other development and cross-functional team members such as Charging, Body Controls, Infotainment, and Vehicle

- Dynamics to ensure the platform is meeting application requirements

- 5+ years of experience in embedded software/firmware development, preferably with vertically integrated consumer products

- B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

- Expert C programming skills

- Deep familiarity of Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

- Embedded software development and optimization expertise

- Understanding of multi-threaded and multi-core programming

- Proficient with software development on microcontrollers and hardware bring-up

- Experience with software development for systems with live sensor inputs

- Hands-on experience debugging in real world environments with embedded diagnostics tooling such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG etc