Job Description
About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles they build, and the curious, courageous souls they seek to attract.
As a company, Rivian constantly challenges what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. Rivian reframes old problems, seeks new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Their backgrounds are diverse, but their team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
About the Role Internship Term: Winter/Spring 2026
Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between December 2026 through May 2028.
If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site.
Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements.
Join as Validation Engineer Intern in Electrical Hardware Architecture team. You will be part of the team to build Rivian's next generation hardware platform to enhance vehicle performance and autonomous driving capabilities.
Responsibilities - Work w/ SoC validation team to refine and execute the SoC validation plan.
- Use C/C++ software to validate SoC for the next generation hardware design, enable SoC boot sequence, peripheral interfaces.
- Generate test coverage reports.
- Build benchmark tools to evaluate performance of the hardware system, including throughput, latency, resource utilization, IO or compute frequency metrics,
- Document validation progress and results in Rivian's tracking system, to maintain good traceability.
Qualifications - Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
- Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Electrical or Computer Science Engineering.
- Solid in C/C++ and scripting language (e.g., Python, Linux shell, etc).
- Strong analytical skills, written and verbal communication skills, and a team player.
- Experience with courses or projects focusing on platform/embedded software development.
- Prior experience in SoC peripheral interfaces like JTAG, I2C, UART, SPI, ethernet, DDR, PCIe is a plus.
- Prior experience in camera data processing like MIPIinterfaces, ISP, video encoder is a plus.
- Prior experience in AMD Zynq FPGA Petalinux development is a plus.
Pay Disclosure Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Internships: The range of pay for internships is 25.00-51.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on location, and other factors permitted by law.
Rivian provides robust wellness benefits, and a medical insurance package for interns, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.
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