Staff Advanced Diagnostics Engineer

About Rivian

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

Rivian is seeking a Staff Advanced Diagnostics Engineer to serve as a technical authority for factory and vehicle software diagnostics. This role will lead the triage, investigation, and resolution of complex electrical, vehicle software, factory software, and IT issues that affect vehicle quality, production throughput, end-of-line operations, and launch readiness.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical first responder for complex vehicle, factory software, electrical hardware, and production-impacting issues.
• Lead structured triage and root-cause analysis for recurring or high-severity concerns across manufacturing and vehicle systems.
• Own problem resolution using disciplined methods such as 8D, fault-tree analysis, data analysis, fault reproduction, and controlled experimentation.
• Investigate issues across vehicle ECUs, networks, diagnostics interfaces, embedded software, factory applications, end-of-line systems, and supporting IT infrastructure.
• Use vehicle diagnostic tools, production data, logs, traces, network captures, and electrical test equipment to isolate failures and validate corrective actions.
• Partner with Firmware Integration Engineering, Vehicle Software, Electrical Hardware, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Reliability, Service, and IT/MES teams to drive issues to closure.
• Support lineside, end-of-line, launch, rework, and flash-lab investigations, including hands-on testing and vehicle or station troubleshooting.
• Define and improve escalation pathways, triage standards, diagnostic playbooks, and response workflows for factory and vehicle software issues.
• Develop dashboards and metrics that improve prioritization, response time, and recurrence prevention.
• Identify systemic patterns across vehicles, stations, software versions, configurations, suppliers, and production processes.
• Translate diagnostic findings into clear requirements, defect reports, containment plans, and corrective-action recommendations for engineering and manufacturing owners.
• Influence future vehicle, factory software, and diagnostic-tool architecture by communicating lessons learned and design-for-diagnostics opportunities.
• Establish technical standards for issue severity, evidence collection, reproduction, ownership, escalation, and closure criteria.
• Mentor engineers and technicians in advanced troubleshooting, data-driven problem solving, and effective technical communication.
• Represent Advanced Diagnostics in technical reviews, launch readiness forums, incident reviews, and leadership decision-making meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Typically 6+ years of relevant experience in automotive systems, vehicle software, factory software, electrical hardware, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, reliability engineering, or advanced diagnostics.
• Deep experience troubleshooting complex hardware and software systems in a production, launch, test, or service environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading root-cause investigations and corrective actions for complex or recurring issues.
• Strong understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, ECUs, communication networks, and diagnostic concepts.
• Experience with one or more of CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, UDS, or related vehicle communication protocols.
• Experience analyzing software logs, network traces, production data, test results, and system telemetry.
• Proficiency with diagnostic and debugging tools such as CANalyzer, CANoe, Wireshark, oscilloscopes, multimeters, data acquisition systems, or comparable tools.
• Ability to understand and troubleshoot interactions between vehicle systems, embedded software, factory applications, manufacturing equipment, and IT/MES infrastructure.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, including the ability to present complex findings to engineers, operators, executives, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently, establish direction in ambiguous situations, and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries.

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $114,100-$142,600 for Normal, IL-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. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual performance bonus and equity awards. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to 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 to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.