Senior Battery Algorithms Engineer

About Us

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

As a Senior Battery Algorithms Engineer at RV Tech (RVT), you will contribute to electric vehicle (EV) technology that serves both Rivian and Volkswagen Group programs. You will develop and optimize algorithms for our electric vehicle battery and high voltage (HV) systems, including battery management systems (BMS), battery thermal controls, battery charging, and HV power distribution. This position requires a deep understanding of battery modeling, state estimation, control strategies, optimization, and software implementation and validation to ensure the performance, safety, and longevity of our electric vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement algorithms that accurately estimate battery states, including SOC, SOH, and SOP, for a range of EV characteristics, battery pack configurations, and cell chemistries.

• Develop battery thermal control algorithms, including pack thermal management, preconditioning, and thermal limits during driving and charging that protect battery life.

• Develop battery charging algorithms, including AC charging and DC fast charging strategies, charge current limits, and charge time estimation.

• Develop HV power distribution algorithms, including power and energy budgeting for HV consumers that optimizes vehicle range and performance.

• Create software requirements and traceable software test cases from high-level user stories and vehicle-level system requirements, and collaborate with the vehicle system and control teams to integrate battery algorithms into the overall EV system design.

• Work with test engineers to automate these test cases across unit, MIL, SIL, HIL, pack, and vehicle testing.

• Use simulation and fleet data to monitor, analyze, and continuously improve algorithm performance against program targets and user experience.

• Work with the cell engineering team to incorporate cell-level data and models of different chemistries into algorithm development.

Qualifications

• M.S. with 5+ years or Ph.D. with 3+ years of relevant industry experience, or B.S. with 8+ years, in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Proven experience in battery algorithm development, modeling, and simulation, preferably within the electric vehicle industry.

• Strong foundation in control theory, state estimation (e.g., Kalman filtering), and optimization.

• Knowledge of battery thermal management, EV charging (AC and DC fast charging), and HV power distribution.

• Experience writing software requirements and traceable test cases from system requirements and user stories.

• Experience with model-based design methodologies, such as MATLAB/Simulink, for developing and validating battery algorithms.

• C and Python coding experience, including production-quality C on real-time embedded hardware and Python for analysis, tooling, and automation.

• Awareness of functional safety concepts and ISO 26262.

• Experience with agentic AI tools and workflows, such as using AI coding agents to accelerate algorithm development, testing, and data analysis.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work well in a collaborative team.

• Clear communication of complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Total Rewards

We build the exceptional — and we believe the people doing that work should be rewarded accordingly. In addition to a competitive base salary, full-time positions may be is eligible to participate in our annual company performance bonus program.

Payments are discretionary and not guaranteed; actual amounts depend on company results and the terms of the plan in effect, and require active employment at the time of payout. This role is also eligible for equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), subject to board approval and the terms of our equity incentive plans, including applicable vesting requirements.

In addition to our compensation programs, we invest in our people with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, wellbeing, and financial future for full-time employees — including health coverage, retirement savings, time off, and family planning programs. Offerings vary by country. Learn more about our global benefit programs.

External candidates can apply for this role through the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies careers site (https://rivianvw.tech/#careers). If you are a current employee, please apply through our internal job board.

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.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) record keeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

If you provide a mobile telephone number as part of your application or during the recruitment process, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use that number to contact you via SMS text message for recruitment-related purposes, including scheduling, logistics, and status updates. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to any text message you receive from us. Consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of applying for or being considered for employment.

Please see our Candidate Data Privacy Notice (English)and Candidate Data Privacy Notice (Serbian) for more information.

--

Please note this job posting represents an open, active vacancy. Additionally, we are not currently accepting applications from third party application services.