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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotives next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions were addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity AI security and more well map a new way forward. Working together well create a future thats more connected more intelligent more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and innovative Controls Software Engineer to join our Thermal Controls software development team. This role is integral to the development and integration of control systems for various vehicle features including cabin cooling cabin heating battery cooling battery heating and actuator control development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical or mechanical engineering with a focus on automotive or aerospace control systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software in C for automotive ECUs

• Architect and develop control systems for various vehicle subsystems such as refrigeration coolant external airflow and HVAC to be executed on embedded controllers

• Review requirements and produce high-level functional specification designs to offer control solutions

• Create test cases and scripts to validate features in unit test Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) test and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments

• Conduct software testing and calibration on vehicles

• Develop intuitive diagnostic interfaces for controllers to facilitate troubleshooting and maintenance

• Utilize a multidisciplinary approach to troubleshoot functional problems within our vehicles by addressing root causes across physical electrical and software domains.

• Prioritize and escalate issues based on user impact and program objectives for prompt resolution

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering mechanical engineering or related fields

• 1 years of experience working with controls development integration or calibration - automotive or aerospace experience preferred

• Strong proficiency in C C Rust and/or Python

• Knowledgeable about control theory principles & algorithm design like compensator design and PID tuning

• Familiar with fundamentals of heat transfer and thermodynamics

• Working experience in firmware integration calibration vehicle-level testing and/or SW debugging at the feature level

• Familiar with thermal and HVAC components including but not limited to water pumps AC compressors expansion valves blower fans and HVAC modules preferred

• Working experience with requirements management tools (Jama Doors or equivalent) preferred

• Working experience with issue tracking tools (Jira or equivalent) preferred

• Working experience with communication bus monitoring tools (Vector CANalyzer or equivalent) preferred

• Working experience with software calibration tools (Vector CANape ETAS INCA or equivalent) preferred

• Working experience with developing automated test cases in the unit testing SIL and/or HIL environment; Pytest OpenHTF or equivalent experience preferred

• Willingness to travel up to 15% as required

Total Rewards

Full-time positions include base salary eligibility for an annual performance bonus and eligibility for equity.

In addition to base salary Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies offers benefits tailored to the local market. For more information on the benefits available for full-time employees check out our Global Benefits Site.

External candidates can apply for this role through the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies careers site ( If you are a current employee please apply through our internal job board.

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