Senior Thermal Controls Test & Integration Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software in C for automotive ECUs
• Architect and develop control systems for vehicle subsystems including refrigeration, coolant, and HVAC
• Review requirements and produce high-level functional specification designs
• Create test cases and scripts for unit test, SIL, and HIL environments
• Conduct software testing and calibration on vehicles
• Develop diagnostic interfaces for controllers to facilitate troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot functional problems across physical, electrical, and software domains

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related fields
• 3+ years of experience in controls development, integration, or calibration
• Proficiency in C, C++, Rust, and/or Python
• Knowledge of control theory principles and algorithm design (PID tuning, compensator design)
• Understanding of heat transfer and thermodynamics fundamentals
• Experience with firmware integration, calibration, and vehicle-level testing
• Willingness to travel up to 15%

Preferred Qualifications

• Automotive or aerospace industry experience
• Familiarity with thermal and HVAC components (water pumps, AC compressors, expansion valves)
• Experience with requirements management tools like Jama or Doors
• Experience with issue tracking tools like Jira
• Experience with communication bus monitoring tools like Vector CANalyzer
• Experience with software calibration tools like Vector CANape or ETAS INCA
• Experience with automated testing frameworks like Pytest or OpenHTF

About the Company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture focused on addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through software-defined technology, including operating systems, zonal controllers, and cloud connectivity solutions.