Electric vehicles
10 Rivian engineering leaders
These ten engineers hold or have held director-level or higher engineering roles at Rivian, across vehicle systems, power electronics, embedded and connected systems, software and charging. A reader can learn how an electric vehicle maker structures its engineering teams and takes new vehicle technology from design into production.
Professionals to explore
01—10Abhishek Pawar
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Rivian
Director of Software Engineering at Rivian since 2021, where the profile says he leads a global software engineering team and built custom software for material planning and Kanban. He also served as Chief of Staff to the CIO at Rivian in 2023 and was Director - Software Engineering at GE (2016–2021).
Arjuna Siva
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Connected Systems · Rivian
Former Senior Director, Connected Systems at Rivian (2021–2025), and Vice President, Infotainment and Connectivity at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies since 2025, which the profile describes as a joint venture. He was also Senior Software Engineering Manager at Google Inc. (2018–2021) and Engineering Manager at Nest Labs (2013–2018).
Frank Chen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Power & Energy Systems · Rivian
Director, Power & Energy Systems at Rivian since 2024; the profile also lists Power System Architect (2018–2024) and Power Electronics Design Engineer (2012–2018) roles at Rivian. He describes himself as a hardware and power systems engineering leader whose work spans power electronics and electric vehicle power and energy system architecture, through vehicle-level integration and production readiness.
Greg Kujawa
LinkedInExperience: Director Hardware Connected Car & Digital Experience · Rivian
Former Director Hardware Connected Car & Digital Experience at Rivian (2017–2024), a role the profile ties to infotainment and connected car electrical hardware engineering. He was also Senior Staff Engineer - Infotainment at Lucid Motors (2015–2017) and Technical Leader Engineering at Cisco (2010–2015).
Mark Korich
LinkedInExperience: Director Battery Electromechanical Design and Analysis · Rivian
Director Battery Electromechanical Design and Analysis at Rivian since 2019. His profile says he has led a team designing and releasing automotive power electronics and low voltage electronics for battery electric and hybrid vehicles. He was also In Charge of Power Electronics at Canoo (2018–2019) and Technical Fellow Power Electronics and Thermal at Faraday Future (2017–2018).
Nicholas Keeling
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Charging Product Engineering · Rivian
Director, Global Charging Product Engineering at Rivian since 2022. He was Power Electronics Director at Tritium (2020–2022) and Head of Electronics, Power Electronics and Magnetics at Tritium (2019–2020), and his profile lists high power vehicle charging, power electronics, and standards development and compliance among his areas.
Silva Hiti
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Electric Power Conversion · Rivian
Senior Director - Electric Power Conversion at Rivian from 2019 to 2024, and VP Power Electronics and Electric Motors (EPC) at Rivian Automotive since 2024. Other roles listed are Sr Director - Powertrain and Thermal Engineering at Faraday Future (2014–2019) and Technical Fellow at General Motors (2000–2014).
Steven Schulz
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Electrical Design for Electric Power Conversion · Rivian
Sr. Director, Electrical Design for Electric Power Conversion at Rivian since 2025, and Director, Electrical Design for Electric Power Conversion there from 2019 to 2025. The profile says he leads an electrical team developing power electronic solutions for all Rivian vehicles. He was also Technical Fellow at Faraday Future (2014–2019) and Technical Fellow at General Motors (1992–2013).
Yanqiang Chang
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Electric Vehicle Systems · Rivian
Vice President, Electric Vehicle Systems at Rivian, a role listed from 2020 with no end date. He was Senior Director, Powertrain & Vehicle Systems Integration at Lucid Motors (2016–2020) and Senior Engineer, Vehicle Systems at Tesla (2008–2013), and his profile says he has led teams designing and delivering EV platforms, powertrains and intelligent mobility solutions.
Youssef Ma
LinkedInExperience: Director of Embedded Systems Engineering · Rivian
Director of Embedded Systems Engineering at Rivian since 2024. He was Chief Electrical Engineer at Lucid Motors (2019–2022) and Senior System Architect at Lucid Motors (2022–2024), and his profile says he specializes in electric vehicle control architecture, high-performance embedded platforms and integrated hardware–software development.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Rivian decide which vehicle systems and components to engineer in-house and which to source from suppliers?
- 02What does it take to move a new power electronics or embedded system design from prototype into high-volume vehicle production?
- 03How do hardware and software engineering teams coordinate on vehicle architecture changes and over-the-air updates?
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