Sr. Software Systems Engineer, Autonomy

In this role, you will help analyze real-world driving data at scale to evaluate Rivian’s Autonomy features. At Rivian, your contributions will directly enhance the daily experience and safety of our customers - by continuously measuring the quality and performance of features, driving crucial improvements aligned with Rivian’s mission., * Design, develop and deploy KPIs and metrics to evaluate the quality and performance of Active Safety features built on Rivian’s Autonomy Stack

• Develop scalable frameworks for measuring feature performance based on the operational design domain, functional, performance, and safety requirements
• Optimize existing methodologies and ensure they integrate seamlessly with production workflows
• Develop signatures that identify and trigger events of interest leveraging Rivian’s autonomy logging pipeline
• Collaborate within Autonomy development teams such as pose, perception, planning, motion control for end-to-end metric design and development
• Work closely with the Simulation Infrastructure team for development, integration, and testing of metrics
• Collaborate with the Data Analytics and Cloud teams to visualize metrics and insights in dashboards, Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. Candidate Data Privacy and Technology

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• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Robotics or a related field.
• 4+ years (Bachelor’s)/2+ years (Master’s) professional experience in systems engineering or software development, building Autonomous Vehicle(AV) systems or similarly complex Robotics systems.
• Excellent data analysis and programming skills (Python, SQL). Ability to understand and navigate software code (C/C++) is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability working with large-scale datasets and AV simulation frameworks.
• Understanding and knowledge of industry standard Active Safety and Automated Driving features such as Emergency Braking, Lane Centering, Hands-free Driving etc.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of Autonomy domains such as Perception, Pose, Path Planning and Controls.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a highly cross-functional and fast paced environment.

$162,800-$203,500 for San Francisco Bay Area based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several fa sick time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Aug 27, 2026 About Rivian

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