As a Senior Development Engineer at Rivian, you will lead hands-on prototype vehicle development and commissioning activities. The role focuses on ensuring that development vehicles and test assets are operational and ready for various testing environments. You will work closely with a diverse team that shares a passion for the outdoors and innovation. Your contributions will be critical in diagnosing vehicle-level issues and supporting advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) testing.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or a similar engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of automotive prototype, vehicle integration, or development engineering experience preferred.
• Strong hands-on engineering capability across vehicle systems, electrical integration, prototype hardware, and software-enabled development work.
• Experience commissioning, debugging, and supporting prototype or early-development vehicles.
• Working knowledge of low-voltage systems and controller/network integration.
• Experience with CAN and diagnostic/development tools such as CANalyzer, CANape, or similar analysis environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot across software, controls, wiring, network communication, and physical hardware integration boundaries.
• Familiarity with Jira/Confluence workflows and documenting technical work clearly.

• End to end ownership of prototype vehicle commissioning and activation of early-development and test assets.
• Diagnose and resolve vehicle-level software, electrical, and integration issues on development vehicles.
• Utilize, support, or directly create software and controls concepts for prototype systems.
• Execute and support development testing in dynamic, environmental, and off-road conditions.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret development data from CAN, vehicle networks, instrumentation, and logs.
• Support ADAS and system-integration testing by preparing instrumentation and configuring vehicles.
• Provide practical technical support to peers and partner teams.
• Travel as needed (up to 50%) to support prototype vehicles and high-urgency development work.

• 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.