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July 17, 2026
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Software Engineering Intern, Vehicle Controls - Summer 2026

Palo Alto, CA
Internship
Onsite
$45/hr - $51/hr
Intern
Rivian is a company focused on electric vehicles, and they are seeking a Software Engineering Intern for their Vehicle Control Systems team. The intern will be responsible for implementing and validating embedded software for critical vehicle functions, ensuring the safety and reliability of electronic control units.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and validate embedded software for vehicle systems, such as battery and energy management systems
  • Develop features for low and high voltage systems, including power and current distribution, DC/DC controls, or fault detection and recovery
  • Design scalable software architectures with a focus on embedded system reliability and performance
  • Contribute to the automated testing framework by writing automated tests for software components, utilizing Unit, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments
  • Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of highly complex systems spanning multiple domains
  • Work with systems engineers to define feature requirements and collaborate with test engineers to test, validate, and debug algorithms before deployment

Qualification

Required

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program at an accredited US university
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and Python

Preferred

  • Actively pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field with the intent to return to school following completion of internship
  • Experience working in a Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) environment
  • Experience working with CAN, LIN, UDS, DoIP communication protocols
  • Experience with Microcontroller and PID (proportional–integral–derivative controller)
  • Experience working with advanced 32-bit multi-core microcontrollers

Benefits

  • Internship positions are not eligible for retirement benefits.
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
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Founded in 2009
Irvine, California, USA
10001+ employees
http://www.rivian.com

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