Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Staff Thermal Controls Test and Integration Engineer
$171K–$235K
Irvine, California · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years working with control systems.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering.
About the job
Lead testing and integration of thermal control software for vehicle HVAC, refrigeration, and coolant systems across simulation, hardware, and vehicle test environments.
What you'll do
- Develop requirements and test coverage, and track feature maturity across unit, SIL, HIL, and vehicle testing.
- Design and document test cases; plan test assets and test and calibrate thermal management features against performance, range, NVH, and comfort targets.
- Collect embedded-system and vehicle telemetry data, diagnose issues with firmware and systems teams, and drive resolution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering.
- 5+ years of experience working with control systems.
- Proficiency in C, C++, Rust, and/or Python.
- Experience in firmware integration, calibration, vehicle-level testing, and/or feature-level software debugging; familiarity with heat transfer, thermodynamics, and thermal/HVAC components.
Nice to have
- Automotive or aerospace control-systems experience.
- Experience with requirements, issue-tracking, bus-monitoring, calibration, or automated-test tools; examples include Jama, Doors, Jira, Vector CANalyzer, Vector CANape, ETAS INCA, Pytest, and OpenHTF.
Pay
$171.1K – $235.3K USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Rust, Python, Jama, Doors, Jira, Vector CANalyzer
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