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.

About the Role

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. Rivian’s Internship Program requires active student enrollment.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on safety analysis of critical IPs in Rivian’s RAP SOC, understand safety architecture, and perform fault injection validation tests.

Responsibilities

• Receive training in functional safety, ISO26262 Standard, safety analysis and various tools for analysis, requirements, validation planning, etc.

• Work on creating simulation models or enhancing the existing models of critical RAP SOC IP blocks

• Create fault injection automation flows to test the architecture vulnerability of RAP SOC IPs

• Review and report on fault injection metrics, derive insights regarding resilience of the design and present it to the team

• Learn from the reports to plan for additional fault injection testing on vulnerable parts of the design

Qualifications

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

• Actively pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

• Electrical Hardware and digital circuits knowledge (preferably CPUs, GPUs)

• Must be comfortable with RTL design, machine learning concepts, and design verification environments

• Basic understanding of the ISO26262 standard is preferred

• Basic scripting knowledge is required (Python)

• Must be located in Champaign, IL and able to work out of our office in the Research Park.

• This opportunity requires 40 hours in the summer, with opportunity to continue working 20 hours in the fall and spring.

• This project will require weekly task status update and monthly project update.

To apply please go to: https://go.researchpark.illinois.edu/HardwareFunctionalSafety_Rivian