Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Staff Validation Engineer - Electronics Design
$167K–$230K
Palo Alto, California · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 11, 2026
- Experience
- Extensive experience required; no specific number of years stated.
About the job
Leads electronic hardware design validation across vehicle ECU programs, contributing throughout development from requirements and design through validation and production launch.
What you'll do
- Develop validation strategies, test plans, methods, acceptance criteria, and traceability for functional, electrical, environmental, mechanical, durability, electromagnetic, and fault-injection requirements.
- Lead prototype bring-up, debugging, test-data analysis, root-cause investigations, and design improvements.
- Provide cross-functional technical leadership and mentorship, and support validated hardware through production launch.
What they ask for
- Extensive experience developing and validating electronic hardware through the complete product-development lifecycle.
- Hands-on experience with hardware architecture, circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout review, prototype bring-up, debugging, and design validation.
- Expertise in electronic hardware verification and validation, including electrical, functional, environmental, durability, and fault-injection testing.
- Experience developing and executing DVP&R and PVP&R activities for complex electronic products.
Pay
$167,400 – $230,250 USD base salary; annual bonus target of 15% (bonus amount not stated; total pay range not stated).
Tools
ECUs, ADAS, schematic capture, PCB layout, DVP&R, PVP&R, Design for Testability (DFT), Design for Reliability (DFR)
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