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. 

Term: January 13-August 17, 2025, 7-month co-op. 

We are looking for talented, forward-thinking control/electrical engineers to join us in developing critical standards, specifications, and procedures for internally built equipment and vendors designing manufacturing equipment for Rivian. Your work will have a significant impact, as you will be building libraries of system templates that will be used as the building blocks for Rivian manufacturing equipment across the entire company.

- Creating software solutions to automate various steps in the development process, such as tools for auto-generating electrical schematics. 

- Create Standard operating procedures for internally developed tools and standards and aid in the role of our tools on projects.

- Aid in the continuous development of our EPLAN Electrical Development Platform.

- Architect standard electrical/fluid solutions for industrial automation systems such as robotics, transportation, power distribution, safety, vision, dispensing, welding, and fastening.

- Validating internally developed standards and tools on production-representative lab equipment and virtual simulations.

- Aid in the software architecture for Machine Vision systems.

- Use Git for version control in a collaborative environment.

- Participate in code reviews, demonstrating good coding practices, and maintaining code quality.

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree
• Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Electrical, Computer Science, Robotics, AI, Machine Learning or similar.
• Must have experience in C#
• Experience with Python and React, highly preferred.
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills with a strong ability to troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues
• Must have experience with Docker or other container technologies
• Exposure to EPLAN, a plus.
• Demonstrated to problem solve with programming, a plus.
• Must be available to work full-time, 40 hours a week minimum. Overtime eligible for this role.
• Must be willing to relocate to Normal, IL to work onsite at our Manufacturing facility. 

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. 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.

Rivian 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].

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Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, 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. 

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