Senior Engineer - LV Components

About River

River is a design company building multi-utility products.

Our flagship product River Indie, #SUVofScooters, is designed to help you get things done. Engineered to be a dependable ally on your road to success.

We're a 1000+ team headquartered in Bengaluru – backed by marquee international investors, with mobility-focused funds linked to Yamaha Motors, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group, Toyota VC, Trucks Venture Capital, Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Marubeni Ventures Inc., Lowercarbon Capital, and Maniv Mobility.

Key Responsibilities

• We are seeking a detail-oriented and innovative Systems Engineer to join our Electric Vehicle (EV) development team. This position will bridge the gap between hardware and software, possessing a strong foundational understanding of embedded system logic, safety standards, and testing methodologies.
• Architecture & Development: Contribute to the design and development of vehicle-level or component-level architecture for EV platforms.
• Logic & Testing: Derive system logics and write comprehensive test cases, with a strong focus on identifying and validating corner cases for embedded HW/SW systems.
• Documentation: Draft, review, and manage documents such as Product Requirements Documents (PRD), Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Hardware Requirement Specifications (HRS), Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) and Design Verification Plans (DVP).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional internal teams (mechanical, software, hardware) and external vendors to ensure seamless system integration.
• Lifecycle Management: Actively participate in the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) process, from concept through to production.
• Projects: Owned or worked with at least one of the following projects/products end-to-end : VCU, ABS, Cluster, Telematics, BCM, TCU
• Diagnostics: Manage Field Failures with Interim Corrective Actions (ICA) while working on a Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement Permanent Corrective Actions (PCA)
  
  

Ideal Candidate

• Experience: 3 to 8 years of hands-on experience working on vehicle architecture or component architecture, preferably within the EV domain.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Embedded Systems: Solid understanding of the core logic behind embedded Software (SW) and Hardware (HW) systems.
• Technical Comprehension: Highly proficient in reading, interpreting, and applying technical data sheets and engineering drawings.
• Functional Safety: A strong ISO 26262 mindset with a working understanding of automotive functional safety standards.
• Automotive Protocols: Proficiency in standard vehicle communication networks, primarily CAN (Controller Area Network).
• Preferred Qualifications (Good to Have)
• Basic to intermediate programming proficiency in Python and/or C++ for automation, scripting, or basic tool development.
• Prior hands-on experience taking at least one component or architectural module through a complete development cycle.
• Knowledge or Hands-on experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)
• Hands-on work with FOTA