Rivian · 9 hours ago
Post-Training Evaluation Engineer – Controls System, Autonomy
US-CA-Irvine
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$131K/yr - $163K/yr
3+ years expRivian is seeking a highly motivated Post-Training Evaluation Engineer to join their Controls team, focusing on evaluating applications and supporting post-training analysis within the AI/ML pipeline. The role involves developing evaluation dashboards for control and active safety algorithms, ensuring the performance and reliability of their autonomy stack across a large fleet of vehicles.
Electric VehicleTransportationManufacturingAutomotive
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain evaluation dashboards to monitor and assess the performance of control and active safety algorithms
Write and optimize Databricks SQL queries to extract, process, and analyze large datasets relevant to vehicle controls and safety features
Collaborate with algorithm, software, and data engineering teams to define evaluation metrics and reporting requirements
Automate data pipelines and reporting processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery of evaluation results
Present findings and insights to cross-functional teams to support feature development and validation
Troubleshoot data and dashboard issues, ensuring high reliability and accuracy
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's/Master's/PhD degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field, with over 3 years of direct industry experience as a software engineer in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other real-time, safety-critical environments
Strong proficiency in modern C++, Python, and experience with ML frameworks, along with experience applying large-scale software engineering best practices
Experience with Databricks, SQL, and dashboard development (e.g., Tableau, or similar tools)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
Experience applying machine learning techniques to evaluate and analyze the performance of controls software in real-world or simulated environments
Familiarity with automotive control systems and active safety algorithms is a plus
Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining systems with core AWS services (such as S3, EC2, Lambda), and a solid understanding of cloud-native architecture
Familiarity with autonomous systems development, including perception, planning, or control, or related fields such as robotics, simulation, or verification and validation
Demonstrated ability to systematically debug and identify root causes of issues
Preferred
Background in automotive or embedded systems
Benefits
Paid vacation
Paid sick leave
Life insurance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
401(k) Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Company
Rivian
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
10001+ employees
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$21.93BKey Investors
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2025-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2024-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $6.6B
2024-05-02Grant· $827M
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