Sr. Staff Functional Safety Engineers

Location
Palo Alto, CA (Remote)
Listed
5 days ago

Minimum Requirements

  • Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a closely related field and 2 years of experience involving any occupation as Engineer or related in the automotive industry, or a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent as stated above and 5 years of experience
  • Must have experience working with: OEM or Tier 1 within functional safety; ISO 26262 within an OEM or Tier 1; working within a cross-functional team leading indirect reports; and vehicle system functionality and electro/mechanical control strategy

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Total Rewards

We build the exceptional - and we believe the people doing that work should be rewarded accordingly. In addition to a competitive base salary, full-time positions may be is eligible to participate in our annual company performance bonus program.

Payments are discretionary and not guaranteed; actual amounts depend on company results and the terms of the plan in effect, and require active employment at the time of payout. This role is also eligible for equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), subject to board approval and the terms of our equity incentive plans, including applicable vesting requirements.

In addition to our compensation programs, we invest in our people with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, wellbeing, and financial future for full-time employees - including health coverage, retirement savings, time off, and family planning programs. Offerings vary by country.

External candidates can apply for this role through the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies careers site.

About US

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re 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, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

  • Work with systems engineering to understand the expected features and functions specific to a vehicle program
  • Derive detailed Hazard and Risk Assessment (HARA) and Functional Safety Requirements (FSR’s) for a vehicle platform
  • Engage with core engineering functional safety engineers in driving technical content for the Technical Safety Requirements (TSR’s), hardware requirements, and software requirements, and derive ASIL metrics
  • Understand high level safety implementation at a vehicle level, but be able to transition to low level architecture and how safety requirements are applied to low level hardware and software
  • Oversee integration validation and testing activities between component hardware and software
  • Lead Integration validation and testing at the vehicle level for functional safety requirements
  • Maintain a single source Safety Plan tracking the overall safety work at vehicle, system, and component level
  • Supervise engineers
  • Domestic travel required approximately 20% of the time
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From Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 5, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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