Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Staff Electrical Systems Engineer
$171K–$235K
Irvine, California · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Experience
- ~8+ years in electrical systems engineering on automotive or comparable complex embedded products.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Own electrical architecture and integration across vehicle domains for US-based programs, including power distribution, zonal topology, requirements, and validation.
What you'll do
- Define LV/HV electrical architecture, harness strategy, zonal topology, and device allocation.
- Decompose and negotiate requirements, define hardware-driven software needs, and review schematics for architectural conformance.
- Plan and execute validation and lead electrical issue root-cause resolution across development and testing.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Ownership of an electrical system or domain through a full development cycle.
- Expertise in LV/HV power systems, electrical distribution, and wiring harness design; requirements decomposition, interface definition, and validation coverage.
- Experience negotiating technical requirements with suppliers; working knowledge of CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, or Automotive Ethernet; familiarity with ISO 26262 functional safety.
Nice to have
- Production-program zonal or centralized E/E architecture; eFuse or solid-state power distribution, DC-DC converter sizing, or 12V/48V bus design.
- Power-mode state machine specification, circuit simulation (SPICE, Saber, or equivalent), electrical design tooling, or an MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Pay
$171.1K – $235.3K (base salary); annual bonus target of 15% (bonus)
Tools
CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, ISO 26262, SPICE, Saber, eFuses
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