Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Lighting
$135K–$186K
Irvine, California · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 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
Develop and integrate embedded software for interior and exterior lighting systems across Rivian and Volkswagen vehicle platforms.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, test, and validate lighting software, including bench, Unit, SIL, and HIL testing.
- Lead scalable software design, hardware compatibility reviews, feature validation, and calibration.
- Coordinate with systems engineering, mentor junior engineers, and prioritize issues for resolution.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience working with automotive control systems.
- Expertise in C and Python; deep understanding of embedded systems architecture and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.
- Knowledge of data structures, micro controller architectures, memory management, and optimization techniques.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- Lighting, graphic design, or pixel rendering experience; Linux experience.
Pay
$135.1K – $185.8K USD base salary
Tools
C, Python, Linux, RTOS, JIRA, JAMA, Git, Vector CANalyzer
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