Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Full-stack Engineer

• Design, build, and operate security-critical identity and authorization services in Go on Kubernetes/AWS
• Own and evolve the SpiceDB authorization data model, including resource hierarchies and roles/permissions
• Provide APIs, SDKs, and tooling for teams to manage permissions
• Demonstrate cloud-native best practices through code reviews, mentorship, and partnership with cloud-first teams
• Participate in team incident response and on-call processes
• Partner with the PKI team and service owners to adopt mTLS and workload identity using SPIFFE/SPIRE
• Guide teams integrating certificate-based identity with SpiceDB-backed permissions
• Mitigate vulnerabilities identified or reported by internal and external parties
• Implement cybersecurity protections to comply with regulations and industry standards
• Drive the IAM platform from requirements through implementation and operationalization across vehicle software and enterprise teams

Senior IAM Software Engineer

Systems Engineer

• Architect next-generation Rivian and Volkswagen vehicles, focusing on software and electrical architecture
• Analyze functional decomposition across software and hardware
• Design networking topology and communication, power distribution and coding
• Optimize systems for cost, quality, and manufacturability
• Propose system designs and perform trade studies to select among options
• Document and evangelize chosen architectures
• Assist with architecture implementation and evolution
• Analyze network architecture, topology, and behavior of existing and future vehicles
• Interface with multiple functional domains and help define future technology roadmaps
• Define and decompose program functional and performance requirements to subsystems
• Design system architecture and function allocation for scalable future vehicle variants
• Assign functions to mechanical hardware, electrical hardware, or software
• Create and run models to assess design feasibility and fundamental limits
• Perform system analysis and drive system optimization

Systems Architecture Software Engineer

Risk

• Own TISAX follow-on certifications, including subsequent waves and sites after initial TISAX AL3 assessments
• Manage evidence maintenance, internal self-assessments, corrective-action tracking, re-assessment readiness, and ongoing ISMS evidence infrastructure
• Drive achievement and ongoing maintenance of ISO/IEC 27001 certification
• Coordinate internal audits and maintain the Statement of Applicability and control evidence
• Manage annual surveillance and recertification activities
• Support ISO 9001 efforts related to infrastructure and IT
• Support CSMS compliance under UNECE R155 and software update management under UNECE R156 for enterprise/IT infrastructure
• Track and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to closure across all frameworks
• Operate the enterprise cybersecurity risk register from intake through assessment, treatment tracking, and reporting
• Execute risk management processes with Legal and follow documented standard operating procedures, including confidentiality classification steps
• Produce prioritized risk reporting for the Sr. Manager, Enterprise Cybersecurity and other stakeholders
• Coordinate internal control owners across IT, Legal, Facilities, Internal Audit, HR, and engineering teams
• Coordinate evidence collection with 15–30+ named control owners
• Manage certification bodies, external consultants, and vendors, tracking deliverables, due dates, and response SLAs
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and program tracking in Jira, Confluence, and Google Workspace
• Travel to company sites in Southern California, Northern California, Vancouver (BC), and Belgrade (Serbia) for on-site audits, physical security walkthroughs, evidence collection, and stakeholder coordination

Senior GRC Analyst – Enterprise Cybersecurity

Cloud Engineer

• Design, develop, and deploy distributed systems and applications for R | V Tech's Cloud Gateway Platform, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance
• Work with event-driven architectures using technologies like Kafka and Redis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate system requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and ensure robust test coverage
• Implement, monitor, and debug applications to ensure high availability and low latency
• Develop, deploy, and maintain solutions on cloud platforms, particularly AWS
• Manage and optimize message brokers and implement streaming and queuing solutions
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and production issues
• Participate in an on-call rotation to address production issues during off-hours
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and tools
• Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems

Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Gateway

Software Engineer

• Lead and grow the Berlin OTA team from a technical and architectural perspective
• Develop the team into an autonomous and self-sustaining chapter within the larger OTA organization
• Own development and testing of OTA features assigned to the Berlin chapter
• Collaborate with OTA engineering teams across Palo Alto, Irvine, and Belgrade to establish effective work distribution processes
• Collaborate with Volkswagen Group partners
• Contribute technically to the OTA system for at least 50% of working time
• Support Volkswagen Group directly in the joint effort to build a software-defined vehicle

Manager – OTA Vehicle Engineering

Solutions Engineer

• Support the bring-up of new platforms and software integration from prototype stage through production
• Drive development, integration, and delivery of new system features
• Provide technical support wherever necessary to achieve system goals
• Develop necessary test automation and fleet monitoring tools to ensure persistent quality of vehicle features
• Collaborate cross-functionally with feature partners and domain teams to improve system design and test coverage
• Resolve system issues and perform escalation as needed
• Analyze system performance at fleet level to drive development and integration priorities
• Travel as necessary to work with domain counterparts and deepen understanding of vehicle systems and tools

Systems Integration Engineer

Manager

• Run the ECU Validation Test Lab and prove vehicle-electronics reliability and durability through thermal stress, thermal shock, vibration, humidity, water, and dust-ingress testing
• Own day-to-day lab operations, including chamber, shaker, and instrumentation maintenance, calibration, availability, test scheduling, repairs, service contracts, vendors, purchasing, inventory, and material flow
• Lead, schedule, and develop lab technicians; set standards for workmanship, safety, documentation, and data quality; manage shift coverage and on-call response
• Own asset and calibration records in Jira, including asset tracking, calibration intervals, service history, status, preventive-maintenance workflows, certificates, and out-of-tolerance investigations
• Maintain thermal chambers, thermal shock chambers, vibration systems, humidity and ingress rigs, power supplies, dataloggers, and instrumentation; diagnose failures and coordinate service and warranty work
• Schedule chambers and shakers against program need-by dates, manage program contention, communicate capacity constraints, and track readiness blockers
• Partner with validation engineers on test setup, DUT staging, fixturing, instrumentation, and sample logistics
• Coordinate SAP requests, purchase orders, quotes, order status, backorders, invoices, returns, RMAs, supplier follow-up, service contracts, and calibration agreements
• Manage receiving, inspection, labeling, storage, issuance, cycle counts, discrepancies, inter-site shipments, equipment moves, and external test-house shipments
• Own lab safety, including hazard assessments, LOTO, PPE, ESD practices, emergency response, and incident investigation
• Maintain DUT- and BOM-to-asset traceability and establish standard work for calibration, PM, inventory, tagging, shipments, escalation, and operational reporting
• Partner with the Palo Alto lab on equipment standards, calibration practices, and cross-site material movement

Senior Electronics Validation Lab Manager

• Design and build native services in C++/Rust running on vehicle compute across Linux, Android, and QNX targets
• Work on the telemetry platform, including signal collection, vehicle-derived metrics, diagnostics, and fleet reporting configuration tools
• Improve vehicle data upload paths for ADAS and camera data, including throughput, reliability, event-triggered and on-demand retrieval, and fleet-scale data transfer costs
• Deploy and optimize ML models on the vehicle’s NPU, including speech recognition, synthesis, and wake-word detection
• Instrument software for field debugging and use collected data to identify and fix problems on real vehicles
• Benchmark, soak test, and defend performance budgets to catch regressions before release
• Write design documents, review code, and debug on bench hardware and in vehicles
• Build software shipped on Rivian R1 and R2, last-mile delivery vehicles, and Volkswagen Group platforms

Software Engineer, Edge AI

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software applications using Modern C++ (C++11 or later)
• Develop robust unit tests using GTest and GMock
• Ensure code quality through comprehensive testing and adherence to coding standards
• Develop and maintain embedded-systems software
• Optimize performance in resource-constrained environments
• Work with embedded databases, TCP/IP stack, and middleware components such as NATs, MQTT, HTTPS, and gRPC
• Work with data serialization technologies such as Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)
• Implement communication protocols and security standards such as mTLS
• Contribute to high-impact embedded software projects for automotive systems
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams

Software Engineer, Telematics

• Lead requirements and test coverage development across virtual and physical assets, including SIL, HIL, and vehicles
• Track feature maturity through unit testing, Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and vehicle-level test assets
• Design and document detailed test cases and scripts for SIL and HIL feature validation
• Design and document system- and vehicle-level test cases based on system and software requirements
• Gather data from CAN, Ethernet, and vehicle telemetry stored in the cloud
• Work with firmware developers and systems engineers to diagnose issues and drive resolution
• Test and calibrate thermal-management features for cabin HVAC, refrigeration, and coolant systems
• Achieve attribute targets including performance, range, NVH, and cabin comfort
• Plan and coordinate test assets to characterize and validate software functionality
• Prioritize and escalate issues based on user impact and program objectives
• Collaborate with software and hardware systems engineers to develop and refine testable, scalable requirements across thermal-system configurations

Staff Thermal Controls Test & Integration Engineer

Affiliate Manager

• Own end-to-end interview scheduling and logistics, including candidate travel arrangements
• Maintain prompt, high-touch communication with candidates and internal stakeholders
• Partner with recruiters, sourcers, and hiring teams across various time zones
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance the candidate experience
• Manage virtual and on-site interview experiences
• Proactively identify and resolve interview issues
• Use Ashby ATS and emerging AI tooling to manage scheduling and improve operational efficiency
• Support Talent Operations projects involving data integrity, compliance, and automation
• Serve as an ambassador for the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies brand throughout the interview lifecycle

Interview Experience Partner – Contract

Technical Program Manager

• Lead end-to-end technical programs delivering vertically integrated hardware and software for vehicle controls subsystems across multiple EV platforms
• Ensure alignment with company objectives and technical milestones
• Scope subsystem integration requirements using systems engineering principles
• Identify test asset needs and coordinate subsystem- and vehicle-level test plans
• Collaborate with Electrical/Mechanical Hardware, Software Development, and Validation teams on integration, validation, and calibration
• Develop and manage subsystem integration timelines and resource allocation
• Prioritize components for test asset development based on technical risk, milestones, and system complexity
• Identify and resolve technical issues and manage risks and dependencies
• Coordinate verification test plan development and execution
• Promote automated, scalable validation aligned with milestones and quality standards
• Provide program updates to leadership and development teams and conduct escalations
• Improve program management processes, integration workflows, and test processes

Staff Body Subsystem Technical Program Manager

Data Engineer

• Design and implement scalable ELT pipelines and semantic models using dbt, SQL, and Python on Databricks
• Own the end-to-end data lifecycle, including ingestion, transformation, governance, certification, semantic modeling, data quality, observability, and lineage
• Deliver enterprise-grade certified datasets that power executive decision-making
• Architect and contribute to a unified React-based executive analytics portal with embedded analytics and AI-assisted insights
• Design and deploy conversational AI agents over enterprise data products
• Build metadata and semantic frameworks, RAG pipelines, reasoning engines, and guardrails for safe, compliant, context-aware AI interactions
• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, People, Privacy, and Legal
• Translate strategic priorities into scalable data products and influence executive analytics strategy
• Define and uphold engineering standards, including scalable architecture, Terraform, CI/CD, version control, operational SLAs, AI-native design, experimentation, and operational excellence
• Remain hands-on while setting technical direction for initiatives spanning multiple business domains and systems

Staff Data Engineer, Enterprise Data

• Own product quality and release confidence for the assigned domain through manual and automated testing
• Define and drive end-to-end test strategy for new features, systems, and releases
• Identify, break, and resolve issues before products ship
• Own products and test outcomes across the full development lifecycle
• Design, implement, and evolve scalable test infrastructure, automation frameworks, runners, lab or bench tooling, and execution services
• Build services, libraries, and internal tools for creating, running, debugging, and scaling automated tests
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines for unit, SIL, HIL, integration, system, and end-to-end coverage across mobile, cloud, infotainment, vehicle access systems, and related services
• Lead technical decisions for test architecture, test selection, parallelization, flakiness reduction, reporting, and reliability improvements
• Apply domain expertise in vehicle access, mapping, mobile apps, or cloud to improve test coverage and infrastructure
• Lead junior team members through technical guidance, mentoring, reviews, and collaboration
• Standardize best practices, improve tooling, remove blockers, and share expertise
• Own monitoring, alerting, and service-level expectations for test infrastructure and pipelines
• Analyze test results and pipeline behavior to identify bottlenecks, flaky areas, coverage gaps, and automation investments
• Improve reliability and stability of test assets supporting manual and automated testing

Senior Software Engineer

• Build, optimize, and maintain highly reliable, scalable, and distributed microservices from prototype to production
• Leverage automation to reduce roadblocks and streamline deployment pipelines
• Design, implement, and maintain robust, secure, and performant REST and gRPC APIs for internal microservice communication and external consumption
• Work with data serialization technologies such as Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)
• Ensure backend technical feasibility and optimize applications for maximum performance
• Handle high-throughput asynchronous processing
• Implement and champion engineering best practices, including code reviews, rigorous testing, and systematic root-cause analysis