Staff Systems Engineer, Autonomy (Data Infrastructure)

About Rivian

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.

Role Summary

Data is absolutely fundamental to building Rivian's advanced autonomy features. It's the
backbone of every aspect of autonomous systems, from perception to decision making and
continuous improvements. In this role, you will lead the systems engineering, architecture
design and function development of data logging infrastructure. You will be intimately familiar with the collection, processing, and storage of autonomy data and work closely with cross-functional teams to support product and system compliance.

Responsibilities

• Strategize data logging campaigns to meticulously plan what data to collect, how to
  collect it, and why, to precisely meet the demands of various autonomy use cases
  throughout the development cycle.
• Architect in-vehicle and cloud solutions to be deployed to achieve requirements for
  in-vehicle logging, storage and upload, data management and cloud integration.
• Develop and document comprehensive requirements, test cases and plans to ensure functionality and
  robustness of data logging framework.
• Collaborate with development teams such as software infrastructure, cloud, telematics
  for end-to-end development, integration and testing of above solutions.
• Work closely with the Privacy and AI governance teams to ensure that the data is collected in accordance with defined policies - and customer consent choices and data ownership, access, sharing and retention requirements are met.
• Define metrics for evaluation of the framework and collaborate with data analytics and
  cloud teams to deploy the required infrastructure/methods/dashboards.
• Work across development, triage, integration, and test teams to identify, root cause, and
  resolve or mitigate observed issues. Lead process improvements to achieve
  First-Time-Right design.
• Coordinate with program teams on feasibility, development status, risks, limitations to
  effectively set up and meet program schedules.
• Participate and represent the autonomy team in the architecture and design reviews,
  feasibility studies, timeline reviews, FMEAs and impact analysis hosted by various
  stakeholders.
• Execute cross functional discussions by fostering consensus, even during challenging
  technical discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer
  Science, Robotics or a related field.
• 7+ years (Bachelor's)/5+ years (Master's) of professional experience in systems
  engineering or software development.
• Track record of deploying software in production environments, carrying one or more of
  listed responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Autonomous systems fundamentals such as data characteristics of
  different sensor modalities and data needs for perception, localization, decision making
  and planning and large scale ML/DL models.
• Strong problem solving skills in a highly cross functional and fast paced environment.
  Basic to moderate programming skills (C/C++, Python). Ability to understand and
  navigate software code is required.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security risks and controls
• Excellent team player with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Preferred - Experience of developing or using smart data logging techniques such as
  trigger-based logging, data compression methods, remote data pull etc.
• Preferred - Experience with data modeling, warehousing, and building ETL pipelines
• Preferred - Experience with one or more query language (e.g., SQL, PL/SQL, DDL, MDX, HiveQL, SparkSQL, Scala)
• Preferred - Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and an understanding of data security and quality governance.
• Preferred - Familiarity with data protection regulations such as GDPR (General Data
  Protection Regulation) or CCPA/CPRA (California Consumer Privacy Act/California
  Privacy Rights Act)

Pay Disclosure

Salary Range for California Based Applicants: $206,500-$258,100 (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.

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