Sr Dynamics Engineer, Brake Controls
About The Position
Join a high functioning team at Rivian where you will play a critical role in defining the performance of our products. Work hands-on in-vehicle to calibrate and test against requirements in your domain. From target setting to final validation, you will be fully responsible for a portion of the vehicle performance. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply first principles thinking to solve complex control problems and to work on cutting-edge propulsion & braking technologies. You will be required to collaborate across Software Controls and Chassis organizations, bringing teams together to solve engineering challenges. You will have the chance to develop robust, real-time solutions, and make significant contributions to Rivian’s mission of creating innovative, efficient, and sustainable transportation systems.
Requirements
- B.S. Degree (or higher) in Engineering (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering)
- 5+ years experience in Automotive Development or similar industry preferred
- Experience taking data via CAN or XCP on vehicle, analyzing data, correlating with subjective evaluations and turning that into actionable changes in calibration or software.
- Deep knowledge of control systems, vehicle dynamics and brake systems.
- Strong first principles background
- Be able to work on multiple projects in parallel and progress topics with little guidance or direction. A track record of delivering on time results is important
- Experience in C, C++, MATLAB, Python, Simulink. Gitlab experience is a plus
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to travel up to 50% during Winter Test Seasons
Nice To Haves
- Gitlab experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Own the target setting, calibration and general development of the anti-lock braking and electronic stability control systems for R2
- Work with brake suppliers to integrate their software with the Rivian software environment
- Evaluate vehicle performance, to ensure vehicle performance is achieving Rivian’s objective and subjective standards.
- Provide feedback and direction to a team of calibration engineers. Use data to correlate subjective evaluations to make clear data driven decisions.
- Define and organize testing programs that provide detailed objective and subjective information to the rest of the organization
- Conduct and run performance tests, including coordination of tests, processing data and generating reports
- Instrument vehicles prior to testing and operate data acquisition systems
- Benchmark competitive vehicles, record relevant information and refine Rivian’s target metrics
- Help develop full vehicle simulation models
- Utilize full vehicle simulation models to optimize the development of the vehicle platform by running “what-if” scenarios based around dynamic performance
- Ensure system specific DVP meets program requirements and timeline
Benefits
- paid vacation
- paid sick leave
- life insurance
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- short-term disability insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- annual performance bonus
- equity awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
