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About the Role

Rivian is seeking a Sr Manager of Machine Learning/AI Engineering to lead teams expanding the capabilities of our ML application and compiler ecosystem for edge AI platforms. This role requires a leader at the intersection of machine learning, model optimization, compiler/toolchain development, and hardware-aware deployment, managing a team that builds practical inference systems for vision-heavy models on constrained edge hardware.

Responsibilities

Direct the development and strategy of machine learning enablement workflows for Rivian edge AI platforms.
Oversee the roadmap for front-end compiler and model-ingestion tooling to support an expanding model zoo on RAP1 and future platforms.
Drive the architectural vision for robust quantization-aware training and model optimization infrastructure at scale.
Manage the end-to-end process of porting, optimizing, and benchmarking machine learning models for hardware accelerators and NPUs.
Lead cross-functional initiatives with hardware and systems teams to optimize performance across memory, scheduling, and data-movement constraints.
Establish rigorous standards and methods for evaluating model fidelity and deployment quality across diverse execution paths.
Collaborate with executive leadership to identify highest-value workloads and align technical execution with Rivian's product milestones.
Recruit, mentor, and grow a world-class team of engineers specializing in model deployment, compiler infrastructure, and hardware-aware ML.
Help shape the long-term direction of Rivian’s edge AI stack, including support for increasingly large and complex neural network models.

Requirements

Proven experience leading or managing teams in machine learning systems, model deployment, or AI infrastructure.
Strong background in model optimization for edge or accelerated inference, including quantization and performance tuning.
Experience building or extending compiler, toolchain, or graph-transformation infrastructure for ML workloads.
Strong understanding of hardware/software co-design for inference acceleration.
Experience working with low-power edge platforms, NPUs, custom accelerators, GPUs, or closely related architectures.
Ability to reason about memory allocation, execution scheduling, bandwidth constraints, and overall system performance.
Experience translating research concepts into practical tooling and production workflows.
Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills and a history of driving impact through technical and strategic influence.
Experience with quantization-aware training, post-training quantization, compression, pruning, and sparsity optimization.
Experience bringing vision or multimodal models from development through full deployment.
Familiarity with ONNX and model graph transformation pipelines.
Experience validating numerical behavior across float and integer execution paths.
Experience supporting external customers, partner enablement, or productization of AI platforms.
Background working with both model-level and hardware-level optimization problems.
Startup or founder-level experience building end-to-end AI platform capabilities.

Skills

Machine Learning
AI Engineering
Model Optimization
Compiler Development
Toolchain Development
Edge AI
Inference Systems
Vision Models
Quantization
Performance Tuning
Hardware/Software Co-design
ONNX
Graph Transformation

Experience Level

Senior Manager

About the Company

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever.
We build emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles.
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.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities.
If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.