UIUC Research Park Intern - Embedded Software

Rivian•Champaign, IL

5d•$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. 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. The goal of this project is to support with prototyping embedded software for the next generation of autonomy platform.

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 Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
Proficient in C programming.
Experience with RTOS (Real time operating systems).
Experience with FPGA platforms.
Experience writing device driver in C programming language preferred.
Must be located in Champaign, IL and 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.

Responsibilities

Integrate and validate device drivers for sensors and sensor processing engines in C programming language.
Implement performance and functional tests for the device driver.
Root cause and fix device driver code bugs.
Develop Python based test scripts to validate the embedded software changes
Develop and modify device drivers for Zephyr RTOS