Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Body Controls & Test Engineer
$135K–$186K
Irvine, California · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years working with automotive control systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering; Master's degree preferred.
About the job
Integrates and validates body-control and lighting software across vehicle programs through bench, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and in-vehicle testing and debugging.
What you'll do
- Integrate software components and create and execute integration test plans, cases, and scripts across test environments.
- Maintain test assets, triage defects, and lead root-cause analysis across physical, electrical, and software domains.
- Coordinate issue priorities and resolutions with engineering teams and program partners.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.
- 5+ years of experience working with automotive control systems.
- Experience with a Requirements Management System, Task Management system, and Source Control/Revision Control system.
- Proficiency in CAN/LIN/ETH tools and understanding of embedded hardware and software design.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- Demonstrated creativity in design work coupled with hands-on building abilities.
Pay
$135.1K – $185.8K (base salary)
Tools
JIRA, Git, Vector CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape, CAN, LIN, ETH
AI focus
The company describes its broader work as spanning AI, but this role's stated duties do not involve AI work.
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