Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Sr. Electronics Design and Characterization Engineer (InfoConn)
$138K–$198K
Palo Alto, California · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of experience in electronics design, characterization and validation testing.
- Education
- BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical Engineering or related field.
About the job
Characterize and validate Infotainment & Connectivity vehicle electronics, reviewing designs and developing test methods to ensure ECUs meet module-level requirements.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute ECU design verification and characterization plans; analyze test coverage and results.
- Characterize power, high-speed interfaces, RF, thermal, and fault behavior, and provide design feedback and root-cause findings.
- Automate testing and analyze characterization data using Python and AI tools, verifying AI-generated conclusions.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in electronics design, characterization and validation testing.
- BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with lab instrumentation and hands-on experience with at least one spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer/generator, or wireless connectivity tester.
- Experience using Python for scripting and data analysis, and demonstrated use of AI tools for test code and characterization data analysis.
Nice to have
- Characterization experience with infotainment/head units, cockpit compute, telematics units, or connectivity gateways.
- Experience with radio coexistence and desense debug.
Pay
$138.1K – $198.1K USD base salary
Tools
Python, Claude, Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, GMSL, FPD-Link, Altium Designer
AI focus
Use AI coding agents to accelerate test-code development and AI tools to analyze characterization datasets for drift, variation, outliers, and failure clusters; verify AI-generated conclusions before acting.
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