About the job
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies combine expertise from two leaders in automotive innovation, working together to advance electric vehicles. The partnership focuses on developing integrated operating systems and cloud connectivity to address the challenges of electric mobility. The team’s strengths include connectivity, artificial intelligence, and security, with the goal of building smarter, more connected, and sustainable vehicles.
Role overview
The Release Engineer, Over-the-Air (OTA), is part of the global engineering operations team based in Palo Alto, California. This position centers on maintaining and managing vehicle software updates, as well as analyzing fleet health data to ensure Rivian’s vehicles remain up to date. The role bridges software engineering and vehicle connectivity, emphasizing the development of automated processes to manage software updates efficiently.
What you will do
- Oversee software update campaigns for Rivian’s global fleet, covering both consumer and commercial vehicles.
- Support the tracking and execution of OTA software update initiatives and related workflows.
- Design and implement analytics solutions to manage fleet health and enhance the software update experience for users.
- Collaborate with Rivian Engineering and other teams to test, validate, and forecast OTA and telematics solutions.
- Work closely with engineering, product, and design teams to onboard and validate new OTA integrations and features before production release.
- Analyze data to monitor and maintain the health of Rivian’s vehicle fleet.

