Sr. Software Systems Engineer, Autonomy

About the role

The role involves analyzing real-world driving data at scale to evaluate Rivian’s Autonomy features. Contributions will enhance the daily experience and safety of Rivian’s customers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy KPIs and metrics to evaluate the quality and performance of Active Safety features built on Rivian’s Autonomy Stack
• Develop scalable frameworks for measuring feature performance based on the operational design domain, functional, performance, and safety requirements
• Optimize existing methodologies and ensure they integrate seamlessly with production workflows
• Develop signatures that identify and trigger events of interest leveraging Rivian’s autonomy logging pipeline
• Collaborate within Autonomy development teams such as pose, perception, planning, motion control for end-to-end metric design and development
• Collaborate with the Simulation Infrastructure team for development, integration, and testing of metrics
• Collaborate with the Data Analytics and Cloud teams to visualize metrics and insights in dashboards

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Robotics or a related field.
• 4+ years (Bachelor’s)/2+ years (Master’s) professional experience in systems engineering or software development, building Autonomous Vehicle(AV) systems or similarly complex Robotics systems.
• Excellent data analysis and programming skills (Python, SQL).
• Ability to understand and navigate software code (C/C++) is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability working with large-scale datasets and AV simulation frameworks.
• Understanding and knowledge of industry standard Active Safety and Automated Driving features such as Emergency Braking, Lane Centering, Hands-free Driving etc.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of Autonomy domains such as Perception, Pose, Path Planning and Controls.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a highly cross-functional and fast paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Robotics or a related field.
• 4+ years (Bachelor’s)/2+ years (Master’s) professional experience in systems engineering or software development, building Autonomous Vehicle(AV) systems or similarly complex Robotics systems.
• Excellent data analysis and programming skills (Python, SQL).
• Ability to understand and navigate software code (C/C++) is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability working with large-scale datasets and AV simulation frameworks.
• Understanding and knowledge of industry standard Active Safety and Automated Driving features such as Emergency Braking, Lane Centering, Hands-free Driving etc.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of Autonomy domains such as Perception, Pose, Path Planning and Controls.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a highly cross-functional and fast paced environment.

Skills

• Data analysis and programming skills (Python, SQL)
• Software development skills (C/C++)
• Large-scale dataset handling
• AV simulation frameworks
• Active Safety and Automated Driving features
• Perception, Pose, Path Planning and Controls
• Problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• 401(k) Plan.
• Rivian benefits website.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $162,800-$203,500 for San Francisco Bay Area based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

Schedule

Not specified.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• 401(k) Plan.
• Rivian benefits website.