Rivian is seeking an RTL Design Engineer to join the Neural Network Engine design team in Palo Alto. This hands-on role focuses on designing and delivering production-quality RTL for various components in an advanced SoC environment. The ideal candidate will work closely with verification, physical design, and firmware teams to ensure high-quality integration and performance. The role requires a blend of technical expertise and collaboration to tackle complex design challenges.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional experience designing and delivering synthesizable RTL for ASIC, SoC, or other complex digital hardware.
• Strong proficiency in Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Understanding of synchronous digital design, pipelining, finite-state machines, interfaces, memories, and reset/clock behavior.
• Experience debugging RTL through simulation and waveform analysis.

• Design, implement, integrate, and debug synthesizable RTL for NNE blocks and interfaces.
• Translate architectural and microarchitectural specifications into clear, maintainable RTL and supporting design documentation.
• Develop pipelined datapaths, control logic, finite-state machines, queues, counters, memory interfaces, and configuration/status logic.
• Define and review block-level interfaces, including data movement, handshakes, clocking, reset behavior, and error handling.
• Collaborate with design verification engineers to create test plans, assertions, coverage goals, and debug strategies.

• 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.