UIUC Research Park Intern - Embedded Software, Inverter

Rivian•Champaign, IL

1d•$25 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary Internship Term: Summer 2026 Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between December 2026 through May 2028. Rivian's Internship Program requires active student enrollment. Information regarding your expected degree completion date is collected solely to verify eligibility and determine your availability for future full-time opportunities. Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and does not use graduation dates to determine the age of applicants or as a basis for discriminatory hiring decisions. If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site. Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements. In this role, you will work closely with the inverter software and cross functionally with other teams on safety critical high impact changes.

Requirements

Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Strong scripting skills in Python
Proficient in C/C++
Experience with Git control
Understanding of how code compiles (pre-processing, compiling, linking)
Must be enrolled in the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Must be able to work out of our office in the Research Park.
Must be available for 20 hours per week in the Fall and Spring and 40 hours in the summer

Nice To Haves

Gitlab or CI/CD experience preferred.
Personal projects involving Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or ESP32 involving bare-metal or driver development is a plus
Formula SAE or electric vehicle competition experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Contribute to ongoing embedded software initiatives, including developing new features or optimizing existing C codebase for the inverter ECU.
Focus heavily on software integration tasks related to propulsion control and safety.
Develop unit tests to support software integration and maintain company coding standards.
Create Python scripts for automation and contribute to the team's Gitlab pipelines.
Support critical validation efforts, including Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing.