Sr. Silicon Validation Software Engineer

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.

Join as Senior Silicon Validation Software Engineer in Autonomy Hardware and Sensing Systems team. You will be part of the team to build Rivian’s next generation hardware platform including Rivian in‑house AI accelerator SoC to enhance vehicle performance and autonomous driving capabilities.

• Work with the SoC validation team to refine and execute the SoC validation plan.
• Use C/C++ software and FPGA technology to validate SoC for the next generation hardware design, enable SoC internal functional blocks and peripheral interfaces.
• Develop automatic testing tools and generate test coverage reports.
• Build benchmark tools to evaluate performance of the hardware system, including throughput, latency, resource utilization, IO or compute frequency metrics.
• Document validation progress and results in Rivian’s tracking system, to maintain good traceability.

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 1–10 years experience in a related field.
• Good in C/C++ and a scripting language such as Python or Linux shell.
• Strong analytical skills, written and verbal communication skills, and a team player.

Preferred:

• Projects focusing on platform/embedded software development.
• Prior experience in AMD Zynq Petalinux development and FPGA design (Verilog).
• Prior experience in AI accelerators.
• Prior experience in SoC peripheral interfaces such as JTAG, I2C, UART, SPI, Ethernet, DDR, PCIe.
• Prior experience in camera data processing such as MIPI interfaces, ISP, video encoder.

Pay Range: The salary range for this role is $146,000 – $183,000 annually for 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 factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full‑time and part‑time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short‑term disability insurance, and long‑term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements.

Full‑time employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment; part‑time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at

You can apply for this role through  (or through internal‑careers‑ if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than 3/15/2026.

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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