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# Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Lighting at rivianvw.tech

Department: Technology and Innovation

Compensation

$135,100 – $185,800/yr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: Irvine, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Jul 31, 2026

## Description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is hiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and validate exterior and interior lighting software for Rivian and Volkswagen vehicle platforms. The role leads scalable software architecture, hardware-software integration, bench and board-level verification, feature calibration, and unit, software-in-the-loop, and hardware-in-the-loop testing, while mentoring junior engineers. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, at least five years of automotive control-systems experience, expertise in C and Python, embedded systems and RTOS knowledge, and familiarity with CAN/LIN/ETH tools.

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