staff operations Systems Engineer tech_leadership 5+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Feb 18, 2026
$171,100 – $213,900
USD per year

About this role

Rivian is hiring a staff-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Torrance, CA | Carson, CA. The posting calls out experience with System Design, Security, Embedded Systems, Cloud Computing and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $171,100–$213,900 per year.

Role
Systems Engineer
Function
operations
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Location
Torrance, CA | Carson, CA
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
Posted
Feb 18, 2026
AI Summary
Develop functional safety for power electronics components including FTA, FMEA, and safety architecture. Requires 5+ years electrical safety and functional safety experience with ISO 26262 or IEC 61508 expertise in automotive/aerospace. Lead cross-functional safety design decisions and verification planning.

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Job description

from Rivian careers

About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary As a Hardware Functional Safety Engineer working in the Electric Power Conversion group, you will be responsible for performing functional safety development of internally designed power electronics components. Responsibilities Develop Hardware FTA, FMEA FMEDA’s, DFA for electrical hardware design Serve as the Safety expert in safety-critical cross-functional design decisions Support the reliability organization in deriving mission profiles and FIT rates for hardware components using IEC or Siemens standards Develop hardware safety concepts, hardware safety architecture, and hardware safety requirements to lead/drive and provide electrical hardware design recommendations across electronics subsystems, ASICs, SoCs, PMICs, and microcontrollers Support application-specific software safety analysis (FTA, FMEA) and software safety requirements and architecture development. Collaborate with the Reliability…

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