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.

As a Staff Functional Safety Engineer - ADAS, you will be responsible for performing the vehicle level functional safety analysis and consulting on all aspects of the feature decomposition and execution throughout the lifecycle. In order to do this, you will work closely with the departmental functional safety engineering resource to ensure compliance throughout the lifecycle and provide technical guidance, consult and independent peer review of the system and component engineering.

• Contribute to feature requirements and provide functional safety guidance on feature definition
• Perform vehicle-level HARAand generate safety goals as well as perform DFMEA and FTA analysis
• Derive functional safety requirements (FSRs) and technical safety requirements (TSRs)
• Create vehicle-level functional safety test cases, support vehicle-level testing, and write summary test reports
• Capture requirements within the Rivian requirements tool and maintain the traceability and quality
• Represent the functional safety team working alongside the engineering departments to provide technical consult, guidance and approval as part of internal and external development activities
• Work with the vehicle engineering, systems engineering and component engineering teams to progress the functional safety deliverables
• Experience with ADAS functional safety preferred

• Degree in electrical, mechanical, systems, mechatronics, controls, or software engineering
• Over 3 years working as a functional safety or systems safety engineer
• Over 3 years of experience within the automotive industry (or equivalent), ideally OEM or Tier 1
• Proven knowledge of ISO 26262
• Experience with the ADAS domain
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. JAMA, Doors, etc.) and issue tracking tools (Jira, Bugzilla, etc.),
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of integrity
• Experience working within a cross-functional team
• Proven experience working on multiple projects
• Strong team player; drive to exceed expectations and meet deadlines

Salary range for California Based Applicants: $186,000-$232,500 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

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.

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