Sr. Staff Electrical Systems Engineer

$196,000 - $245,000/Yr

Rivian - Irvine, CA

Full-time - Senior

Irvine, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Sr. Staff Electrical Systems Engineer at Rivian will lead the design and development of next-generation electrical systems for electric vehicles. This role involves steering vehicle power and energy distribution requirements, collaborating across teams, and ensuring that electrical functions are integrated into vehicle architecture effectively. The engineer will be responsible for balancing competing requirements and driving technology adoption while maintaining performance budgets.

Responsibilities

• Support the design of next-generation electrical systems by performing research and development tasks for emerging technologies and preparing technical documentation.
• Steer technology adoption across various organizations.
• Create architectural trade-offs considering cost, mass, performance, and serviceability.
• Break down functions and features to their core components and work with teams to build them into unified solutions.
• Balance competing requirements and work cross-functionally in teams, driving and representing electrical functions in vehicle architectural discussions and decisions for upcoming Rivian vehicle platforms.
• Maintain engineering performance budgets.
• Drive and decompose requirements from product requirements down to electrical component level requirements.
• Support the development of vehicle logical schematics and overall electrical architecture of the program.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in electrical systems or electronics design.
• Advanced engineering degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Ability to lead multiple teams with a technology from concept to production.
• High EQ and the ability to collaborate with others.
• Ability to deep dive into first principles to reach proposed solution(s).
• Deep functional distribution knowledge as it relates to highly technical systems.
• Deep technical understanding of mass, weight, power, and trade-offs across a vehicle.
• Good understanding of the software and system integration of components.
• High technical competence in electrical engineering.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong creative thinking and problem-solving toolbox.

Benefits

• Robust medical/Rx, dental, and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.