Rivian currently has 20 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Staff Software Engineer, ML Training and Inference Infrastructure (2), Data Annotation Specialist II, People Systems Solution Analyst, Product Manager, Facilities Technology, Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Enterprise Software. Most positions are in Engineering and Product.
Rivian's active AI hiring is concentrated in: serving infrastructure (45%), agents (40%), data (10%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Rivian is hiring AI talent in: United States (18 roles), United Kingdom (1 role), Serbia (1 role).
Job postings at Rivian most frequently mention: Quantization, Autonomous Driving, Machine Learning, Real-Time Systems, Robotics.
In the past 30 days, Rivian has posted 14 new AI-related roles.
Rivian currently has 8 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 50%, are focused on agents, with another 38% dedicated to serving infrastructure. Engineering is the primary function for these positions, with hiring concentrated in the United States and the United Kingdom. Frequent technology tags include model serving, inference infrastructure, and agent orchestration, suggesting a focus on deploying and managing AI models. In the last 30 days, Rivian has posted 4 new AI roles.
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| Staff Automation Controls Engineer (Body) Automation Controls Engineer responsible for PLC programming, troubleshooting, and maintaining control systems for manufacturing equipment in Rivian's Normal, IL facility. This role involves hands-on work with PLCs, HMIs, robots, and safety systems, ensuring production line efficiency and quality. | — | 0 |
| Staff Technical Program Manager, Electrical Systems This role is for a Staff Technical Program Manager focused on the development and delivery execution of electrical systems within a vehicle line at Rivian. It requires strong program management, integration, and leadership skills to drive the design, development, release, validation, and launch of electrical systems in partnership with various engineering and software teams. The role involves managing schedules, risks, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful vehicle launches. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Validation Technician II This role involves setting up and performing validation tests on high voltage components like inverters and on-board chargers using specialized equipment. Responsibilities include documenting test results, supporting root cause analysis, selecting and installing instrumentation, operating standard test equipment, and fabricating special test equipment and mechanical fixtures. The role requires a technical degree or equivalent experience in electronics or mechanics, with significant experience in environmental validation testing and fabricating electronic test equipment and harnesses. Experience with high voltage safety practices is also necessary. |
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| Sr. Program Operations Lead - Insurance & Extended Warranty This role is responsible for the operational execution and commercial scaling of Rivian's vehicle protection portfolio, including Service Contracts and Preferred Vehicle Protection products. It involves managing business infrastructure, vendor performance, and multi-state operations, as well as defining operational processes, ensuring compliance, and overseeing claims and portfolio expansion. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Staff Vehicle Line Manager This role is a Sr. Staff Vehicle Line Manager at Rivian, responsible for the execution of a specific vehicle zone. It involves translating program goals into actionable plans, managing engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing, and ensuring technical, financial, and timing milestones are met. The role requires strong collaboration with the Chief Engineer, financial acumen for COGS management, and technical breadth across multiple domains. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Automation and Controls Engineer (Battery) Sr. Automation and Controls Engineer for Rivian's Battery department in Normal, IL. This role focuses on heavy PLC programming, troubleshooting technical issues, and managing controls equipment for production lines. Responsibilities include equipment buy-offs, developing standards, improving production lines, version control of programs, troubleshooting and improving PLCs and HMIs, implementing MES logic, and ensuring safety system compliance. Requires 3-5 years of Controls Engineering experience, BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, expertise in controls hardware, safety standards, electrical standards, and proficiency in PLC and HMI programming (Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff, FactoryTalk View, etc.). Robot programming experience is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Automation and Controls Engineer (Drive Unit) Sr. Automation and Controls Engineer for Rivian's Drive Unit production line, focusing on PLC programming, troubleshooting, and maintaining industrial automation systems. Requires expertise in common controls hardware, safety standards, and programming industrial equipment using Rockwell, Siemens, or Beckhoff PLCs, as well as HMI development. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Embedded Linux & Platform Engineer Senior Embedded Linux & Platform Engineer responsible for architecting and implementing full-stack embedded Linux solutions for next-generation charging products, from low-level BSP and kernel drivers to Yocto distributions and CI/CD pipelines. Focus on automation, security, and manufacturing readiness. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Closures Mechanisms Design & Release Engineer Lead Closures Engineer responsible for the design, development, and release of sophisticated closure mechanisms and structures for vehicles, from concept to production. This role involves collaborating with design, manufacturing, and quality teams, managing cost and weight, and mentoring junior engineers. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Program Manager This role is for a Sr. Program Manager at Rivian, focusing on managing projects within the Thermal engineering team for current and future vehicles. The responsibilities include generating timelines, managing issues, coordinating suppliers, communicating program health, supporting build events, leading cost-saving initiatives, ensuring profitability and mass targets, coordinating tooling, supporting quote activities, and mitigating risks. A Bachelor's degree in engineering or business and 3+ years of equivalent experience in Program Management within the Automotive industry are required. Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Google Suite is also mentioned. | — | 0 |
| Field Service Technician - Buffalo Grove, IL This is a Field Service Technician role for Rivian vehicles, focusing on diagnosis, repair, and maintenance. The role requires hands-on skills with automotive systems, including electrical, high voltage, chassis, brakes, suspension, and thermal systems. It involves customer interaction, documentation, and staying current with technical skills. While Rivian builds EVs, this role is not directly involved in AI/ML development. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Structural Safety Engineer (CAE) This role focuses on structural analysis and optimization for vehicle safety performance using CAE tools like LS-Dyna. It involves simulating structural integrity, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and improving CAE methodologies. The engineer will perform structural analysis against safety regulations, refine designs, validate CAE models, contribute to test plans, analyze results, manage projects, and support automation of CAE processes. | — | 0 |
| Principal Vehicle Line Manager This role is for a Principal Vehicle Line Manager at Rivian, responsible for leading the business and technical execution for a major vehicle zone. The role involves translating product vision into actionable roadmaps, owning unit economics, leading cost-down initiatives, partnering with supply chain, and ensuring technical and operational excellence throughout the vehicle development lifecycle. It requires extensive experience in automotive program management and engineering leadership. | — | 0 |
| Manager, Sales & Delivery - Gold Coast Spaces Manager for Rivian's Sales & Delivery spaces, overseeing the full customer journey from engagement to vehicle delivery. Responsibilities include driving sales performance, managing delivery operations, optimizing staffing, collaborating on local activations, and managing the P&L. Requires strong leadership, sales experience, and a customer-first approach. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Failure Analysis Materials Engineering TPM This role is for a Sr. Failure Analysis Materials Engineering TPM at Rivian, focusing on driving technology and strategy for Failure Analysis and Materials Engineering within the Engineering Quality department. The TPM will partner with cross-functional teams to support production schedules, improve efficiency and quality, and enable R&D. Key responsibilities include program integration, accountability, technical liaison, engineering critical path management, risk and issue management, scope and change management, lab certification support, sustaining reliability coordination, engineering project support, and contributing to data integration for engineering decision-making. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field and experience in product design, TPM, or engineering systems, preferably in automotive or high-tech industries. Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, and reliability processes is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Staff Power Electronic Controls Engineer Rivian is seeking a Staff Power Electronics Controls Engineer to design and optimize control algorithms for power electronics applications such as EV chargers and energy grids. The role involves virtual prototyping, defining controller specifications, developing novel control strategies, hands-on validation, and creating digital twins. Collaboration with system, electrical, and software engineers is key. Requires an MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Power Electronics or Controls, strong understanding of power electronics control, and experience with MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and Python. | — | 0 |
| Field Service Technician, Night Shift- Sharonville, OH This role is for a hands-on Field Service Technician supporting Rivian vehicle repairs, requiring diagnostic and repair skills for electric vehicles. Responsibilities include performing repairs, identifying issues, managing parts, and documenting work, with a focus on safety and quality. The role requires proficiency with tools, electrical systems (low and high voltage), and basic automotive systems. | — | 0 |
| Staff Electrical System Engineer, Charging & Energy Rivian is seeking a Staff Electrical System Engineer for their Charging & Energy team. This senior individual contributor role focuses on the end-to-end system architecture, integration, and performance of Rivian's charging and energy products. Responsibilities include defining and driving architectures, requirements, DFMEAs, and validation strategies across hardware, firmware, communications, and cloud/mobile interfaces. The role involves technical leadership, system-level trade-offs, and mentoring other engineers, with a strong emphasis on PCBA technical leadership and hardware development. | — | 0 |
| 2026 Automotive Technician Training Program (Paid Training, 24-Weeks) This is a paid training program for aspiring Automotive Technicians at Rivian, focusing on Electric Vehicle repair and maintenance. It involves 24 weeks of hands-on training and classroom instruction, leading to potential full-time placement within the Field Service Team. | — | 0 |
| Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician This role is for a Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician at Rivian, responsible for performing break-fix and preventative maintenance on plant equipment. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining machinery, identifying and sourcing parts, and potentially performing welding and machining tasks. The role also involves participating in continuous improvement activities and updating maintenance records. Qualifications include understanding of electrical, mechanical, fluid power, and control systems, with preferred experience in industrial maintenance, PLC programming, and hydraulics/pneumatics. | — | 0 |
| Manager, Field Service Manager for Field Service Operations at Rivian, focusing on P&L management, team leadership, process development, and customer experience. Requires strong operational, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with a customer-first approach and ability to thrive in ambiguous environments. Experience in automotive repair and start-up environments is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Account Executive, Mid Market Program Manager focused on leading initiatives for Program Warranty performance and Total Cost of Quality improvement. This role involves ensuring organizational alignment, managing cross-functional teams, and utilizing field data to reduce warranty costs and improve product quality. It also includes improving Total Cost of Quality analytics by translating data requirements to the Data Science team. | — | 0 |
| Staff Functional Safety Engineer This role focuses on hardware functional safety development for power electronics components within the automotive industry, adhering to standards like ISO 26262. Responsibilities include performing safety analyses (FTA, FMEA, FMEDA), developing safety concepts and requirements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Experience with embedded systems and safety analysis methodologies is required. | — | 0 |
| Sr. CFD Engineer, Powertrain Sr. CFD Engineer, Powertrain at Rivian. Focuses on supporting design and optimization of lubrication and cooling performance of powertrain Drive Units assemblies using CFD and 1D modeling tools. Responsibilities include building, validating, and maintaining 3D CFD and 1D lubrication models, defining boundary conditions, translating simulation results into design recommendations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires a BS/MS/PhD in relevant engineering fields with at least 5 years of experience in CFD and 1D thermal analysis. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Software Engineer, Android Applications, Autonomy Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of mission-critical diagnostic and data collection applications for the Rivian Central Information Display (CID). This role involves bridging high-level Android application development with low-level vehicle systems, building tools for data logging, visualization of vehicle health, system integrity, and real-time diagnostic streams. The application will interact with Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and the autonomous driving compute platform, facilitating data collection workflows for autonomy engineers and test drivers. | — | 0 |
| Senior Recruiter This role is for a Senior Recruiter at Rivian, focusing on building engineering and G&A teams. Responsibilities include strategic talent partnership, full-cycle recruiting, sourcing, market mapping, and process improvement. The role will leverage AI-assisted tools for talent mapping and sourcing, and identify use cases for AI and automation in recruiting processes. The primary focus is on recruiting, not on building or deploying AI models. | — | 0 |
| Product Guide III (Part-time) - San Diego (For Future Consideration) This is a part-time Product Guide III role at Rivian, focused on customer interaction, brand representation, and driving customer engagement and loyalty. The role involves educating customers, managing leads, demonstrating vehicles, and supporting operational duties within a retail/hospitality environment. It is a customer-facing position with a strong emphasis on customer experience and achieving key performance indicators related to sales and customer satisfaction. | — | 0 |
| Staff Software Integration and HIL Validation Engineer Staff Software Integration and HIL Validation Engineer for Rivian's Electric Power Conversion (EPC) team, focusing on integration of embedded software with ECUs and manufacturing, and developing/executing HIL test cases for controls and software. Requires extensive experience in embedded systems, integration, and testing within the automotive/EV sector. | — | 0 |
| Adventure Readiness Specialist - Service This is an entry-level role focused on vehicle readiness and site operations within a service center, with a clear pathway to becoming a Service Technician. It involves learning basic repair tasks, maintaining vehicles, and supporting the service team during peak periods. | — | 0 |
| Sales Advisor IV - West Palm Beach Spaces Sales Advisor IV role at Rivian focused on building customer relationships, managing the sales process from lead qualification to close, and educating customers about Rivian's electric adventure vehicles. The role requires achieving sales targets, providing a best-in-class customer experience, and maintaining in-depth product knowledge. It emphasizes a customer-first, flexible, and solution-oriented mindset, with a proven track record in high-velocity sales cycles and CRM system experience. | — | 0 |
| Sr. IT Wireless Network Engineer Senior Wireless Network Engineer responsible for designing, deploying, and operating wireless infrastructure for enterprise and commercial environments, ensuring reliable, secure, and high-performance connectivity. This role involves RF planning, troubleshooting, and contributing to network automation initiatives. | — | 0 |
| Staff Technical Program Manager, Charging PCBA Staff Technical Program Manager for Electrical Hardware (PCBA) for charging and vehicle products at Rivian. Drives end-to-end development, release, and validation, collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing timelines, BOMs, and suppliers. Requires strong program management skills and electrical engineering background. | — | 0 |
| Staff Durability CAE Engineer, Explicit Dynamics Rivian is seeking a Staff Durability CAE Engineer specializing in Explicit Dynamic simulations using LS-DYNA to ensure the structural integrity of next-generation vehicles. The role involves simulating critical ground strike and extreme strength load cases, correlating simulation models with physical test data, and optimizing simulation efficiency. Experience with implicit solvers and pre-processing tools is a plus. | — | 0 |
| Field Service Technician, Night Shift - Groveport, OH This role is for a hands-on Field Service Technician responsible for diagnosing, repairing, installing, and inspecting Rivian vehicles. It requires proficiency with tools, understanding of electrical and mechanical systems (including high voltage), and customer interaction skills. The role may involve various shifts and locations. | — | 0 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Viz & Sim Applications, Autonomy Staff Software Engineer focused on high-performance browser-based rendering for autonomous vehicle sensor data visualization. The role involves architecting and optimizing a 3D rendering engine (Three.js/WebGL) to achieve smooth real-time rendering of large datasets like point clouds and camera feeds, enabling precise analysis of autonomous behaviors. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Program Manager, Vehicle Validation This role is for a Sr. Program Manager focused on Vehicle Validation at Rivian. The primary responsibility is to lead cross-functional integration of engineering, test, prototyping, and manufacturing to align test plans, targets, build milestones, and system functionality from concept through launch. The role involves developing and tracking hardware and software validation plans, ensuring complete verification and validation coverage, and managing risks and resolutions to deliver vehicles that exceed expectations. Experience in automotive program management and understanding of vehicle development milestones are required. | — | 0 |
| Field Service Technician, Mid-Atlantic - For Future Consideration This role is for a hands-on Field Service Technician responsible for supporting Rivian vehicle repairs, including diagnosis, repairs, installations, and inspections. The technician will work in various locations, manage parts, and ensure quality repairs. Qualifications include a high school diploma, proficiency with tools, a valid driver's license, and the ability to work a flexible schedule. Experience with automotive repair, especially electric vehicles, is preferred. Technical skills include understanding low and high voltage electrical systems, chassis, brakes, suspension, and thermal systems. | — | 0 |
| Staff Software Engineer, HIL, Autonomy Staff Software Engineer focused on Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing for automotive software, specifically within the autonomy stack. The role involves architecting and owning verification strategies, developing and scaling automation processes, integrating HIL systems into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with software teams to ensure the quality and reliability of mission-critical automotive software solutions. | — | 0 |
| Embedded Software Engineer, Autonomy Develops embedded software for Rivian's next-generation autonomy driving platform, focusing on application development, driver development, hardware bring-up, and simulation. Requires C++ and embedded Linux experience. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Field Service Technician, Night Shift - Menomonee Falls, WI This role is for a Sr. Field Service Technician responsible for diagnosing and repairing Rivian vehicles. It requires hands-on technical skills in automotive repair, including electrical systems, high voltage systems, chassis, brakes, suspension, and thermal systems. The position involves customer interaction and documentation, with a focus on quality and safety. Experience with EVs is a plus. | — | 0 |
| Field Service Technician - Cleveland, OH This role is for a hands-on Field Service Technician responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining Rivian vehicles. It requires proficiency in general automotive repair, electrical systems (low and high voltage), chassis, brakes, suspension, and thermal systems. The technician will work independently or collaboratively, document work, manage parts, and interact with customers. | — | 0 |
| Manufacturing Team Member This role is for a Manufacturing Team Member at Rivian, responsible for assembling electric vehicles on the production line. It involves cross-training in various departments, following assembly instructions, ensuring quality, maintaining equipment, and applying problem-solving skills. The role requires physical stamina and the ability to learn and operate machinery. | — | 0 |
| Mobiler KFZ Mechatroniker (m/w/d) Mobile automotive mechatronics technician for electric vehicles, performing diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance directly at customer locations. Requires strong technical skills, customer service orientation, and ability to work independently. | — | 0 |
| Staff Quality Engineer, Pre-Production | — | — |
| Adventure Readiness Specialist - Service | — | — |
| Sales Advisor IV - Brea Spaces | — | — |
| Staff Hardware Test Engineer, Power Electronics | — | — |
| Materials Welding Technician | — | — |
| Adventure Readiness Specialist | — | — |
| Field Service Technician - Glen Burnie, MD | — | — |