Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Sr. Electronics Design and Characterization Engineer (InfoConn)
$122K–$182K
Palo Alto, California · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in electronics design, characterization, and validation testing.
- Education
- BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical Engineering or related field.
About the job
Leads design review and hardware characterization of infotainment and connectivity ECUs, validating power, signal integrity, RF, thermal, and fault behavior and helping ensure designs meet module-level requirements.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute ECU design verification and characterization plans; analyze test coverage and results.
- Characterize power delivery, high-speed interfaces, integrated radios, thermal behavior, and protection/fault responses; provide early design feedback.
- Automate testing and analyze datasets using Python and AI tools, while verifying AI-generated work and coordinating root-cause resolution.
What they ask for
- BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in electronics design, characterization, and validation testing.
- Experience with lab instrumentation and hands-on experience with at least one spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer/generator, or wireless connectivity tester.
- Experience with Python scripting and data analysis, and demonstrated use of AI tools for test code and characterization data.
Nice to have
- Characterization experience with infotainment/head units, cockpit compute, telematics units, or connectivity gateways.
- Experience with radio coexistence and desense debugging.
Pay
$121.5K – $181.6K USD base salary
Tools
Python, GMSL, FPD-Link, USB, PCIe, Automotive Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE
AI focus
Uses AI coding agents to develop and refactor test code and AI tools to analyze characterization datasets for variation, outliers, and failure patterns; human verification of AI-generated work is expected.
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