Staff Functional Safety Engineer
Rivian Torrance, CA Full-time 3/17/2026 $171.1k - $213.9k per year
Master's Entry-LevelUndergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 99%•Total filings 685•New hires 98•
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•FY 2025Job Description
Rivian is seeking a Hardware Functional Safety Engineer to develop functional safety for power electronics components. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure safety in electrical hardware design and supporting reliability analysis.
Requirements
- MS, BS, or PhD in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Embedded systems design experience
- 5+ Years of experience in developing electrical safety hardware, systems safety and functional safety engineering background in ISO 26262 part – 4,5, 8 within the automotive or equivalent industries
- Strong understanding of failure mode analysis of complex electrical designs, ASICs, preferably in power electronics applications
- Extensive knowledge and application of Safety Analysis methodologies using industry-standard tools
- Ability to understand and create traceability in JAMA or a similar requirements management tool
- Strong team player with a drive to exceed expectations and meet deadlines
Responsibilities
- Develop Hardware FTA, FMEA & FMEDA’s, DFA for electrical hardware design
- Serve as the Safety expert in safety-critical cross-functional design decisions
- Support the reliability organization in deriving mission profiles and FIT rates for hardware components
- Develop hardware safety concepts, architecture, and requirements
- Collaborate with the Reliability organization in defining mission profiles based on vehicle use cases
- Develop upstream and downstream traceability between hardware safety and technical safety requirements
- Develop a Design Verification Plan (DVP) for relevant hardware safety and system safety requirements
- Support the electrical hardware and power electronics software/controls test teams in executing test cases
- Document all relevant safety requirements, analysis, architecture implementation, verification, and validation events
- Drive functional safety design processes across the organization
Benefits
- Employees at Rivian are often offered comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, ESPP and potential RSU grants, performance bonuses, and generous time off including paid parental and sick leave. Perks can include 24/7 mental-health coaching and therapy, Hinge Health for Anthem enrollees, tuition assistance and professional development, plus on-site food and a wide range of employee discounts on items like computers, mobile phones, home loans, and pet care.
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