Sr. Climate Control Systems Engineer

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About Us

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for the 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.

Role Summary

The Thermal Control System Team develops advanced algorithms to optimize thermal management for powertrains, battery packs using heat pumps, and cabin HVAC systems. In this role, you will collaborate closely with designers, engineers, manufacturing teams, firmware developers, and service personnel, leveraging your expertise in climate control to define requirements for embedded software implementation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Vehicle Attributes and Hardware Development engineers to ensure subsystems are designed with appropriate requirements, interfaces, and interactions for specific vehicle functions.
• Translate high-level feature requests into detailed controller software, sensor, and actuator requirements, driving implementation, testing, and release.
• Research and analyze various control algorithms; develop control-oriented simulation models to refine control strategies.
• Create and maintain system boundary diagrams, function allocation documents, state machines, and sequence diagrams.
• Develop and maintain controller FMEA, conduct fault tree analysis, and support functional safety requirement development.
• Design test cases for controller validation and monitor test coverage across HIL, SIL, and vehicle-level testing.

Qualifications

Pay Disclosure

Equal Opportunity

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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