Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
$171K–$235K
Irvine, California · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years working with automotive control systems; proven track record of leading projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.
About the job
Leads the design, integration, calibration, and validation of automotive lighting and other body-control features for vehicles.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture and development of lighting control systems; refine requirements into functional specifications.
- Plan feature validation and calibration, and oversee test cases for Unit, SIL, and HIL environments.
- Coordinate projects and cross-functional troubleshooting, and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.
- 7+ years of experience with automotive control systems and a track record of leading projects.
- Knowledge of embedded systems architecture, RTOS, control theory, and algorithm design.
- Expertise in C and Python; familiarity with Agile/Scrum, requirements and revision-control tools, FMEA, and CAN/LIN/ETH tools.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
Pay
$171.1K – $235.3K (base salary, currency not specified); 15% annual bonus target (currency not applicable)
Tools
RTOS, C, Python, Agile, Scrum, JIRA, JAMA, Git
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