10 Rivian engineering leaders
Power electronics is the thickest seam in this Rivian engineering group: four hold titles in electric power conversion, power and energy systems or battery electromechanical design, and three of those four also list Faraday Future and General Motors roles. The rest cover EV systems, embedded systems, charging, connected systems and software. An EV team choosing what to design in-house, or planning charging or connected car hardware, would get the most from them.
Professionals to explore
Abhishek Pawar
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Rivian
As Director of Software Engineering at Rivian since 2021, Abhishek Pawar describes leading a global software engineering team and building custom software for material planning and Kanban. Abhishek also served as Chief of Staff to the CIO at Rivian in 2023 and was Director - Software Engineering at GE (2016-2021). The person for internal software such as material planning tools, not in-car code.
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Arjuna Siva
LinkedInExperience: Former 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, a joint venture. Arjuna Siva was Senior Software Engineering Manager at Google Inc. (2018-2021) and Engineering Manager at Nest Labs (2013-2018). Suits questions on vehicle connectivity and infotainment software.
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Frank Chen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Power & Energy Systems · Rivian
Director, Power & Energy Systems at Rivian since 2024, with Rivian roles as Power System Architect (2018-2024) and Power Electronics Design Engineer (2012-2018). Frank Chen describes taking hardware platforms from board-level design and bring-up through vehicle-level integration and production readiness. Good for questions on getting power hardware ready for production.
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Greg Kujawa
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Hardware Connected Car & Digital Experience · Rivian
Former Director Hardware Connected Car & Digital Experience at Rivian (2017-2024), a role tied to infotainment and connected car electrical hardware engineering. Greg Kujawa was Senior Staff Engineer - Infotainment at Lucid Motors (2015-2017), Technical Leader Engineering at Cisco (2010-2015) and Distinguished Member Technical Staff at Motorola Mobility (1991-2010). Brings the hardware side of connected car design.
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Mark Korich
LinkedInExperience: Director Battery Electromechanical Design and Analysis · Rivian
Director Battery Electromechanical Design and Analysis at Rivian since 2019. Mark Korich describes leading a team designing and releasing automotive power electronics and low voltage electronics for battery electric and hybrid vehicles. Other roles: In Charge of Power Electronics at Canoo (2018-2019), Technical Fellow Power Electronics and Thermal at Faraday Future (2017-2018) and Engineering Group Manager roles in advanced power electronics at General Motors (1994-2017).
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Nicholas Keeling
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Charging Product Engineering · Rivian
Director, Global Charging Product Engineering at Rivian since 2022. Nicholas Keeling spent 2018 to 2022 at Tritium as Lead Power Electronics Engineer, Head of Electronics, Power Electronics and Magnetics, and Power Electronics Director, and lists high power vehicle charging, EMC, and standards development and compliance among their areas. The one charging specialist on the page.
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Silva Hiti
LinkedInExperience: VP Power Electronics and Electric Motors (EPC) · Rivian Automotive
Silva Hiti was Senior Director - Electric Power Conversion at Rivian from 2019 to 2024 and has been VP Power Electronics and Electric Motors (EPC) at Rivian Automotive since 2024. Prior roles are Sr Director - Powertrain and Thermal Engineering at Faraday Future (2014-2019) and Technical Fellow at General Motors (2000-2014). A fit for questions on power electronics and electric motor development under one organization.
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Steven Schulz
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Electrical Design for Electric Power Conversion · Rivian
Sr. Director, Electrical Design for Electric Power Conversion at Rivian since 2025, after six years as Director in the same area (2019-2025). Steven Schulz describes leading an electrical team developing power electronic solutions for all Rivian vehicles. Steven Schulz was also Technical Fellow at Faraday Future (2014-2019) and General Motors (1992-2013).
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Yanqiang Chang
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Electric Vehicle Systems · Rivian
Vice President, Electric Vehicle Systems at Rivian since 2020. Yanqiang Chang was Senior Director, Powertrain & Vehicle Systems Integration (2016-2020) and Manager, Vehicle Systems Integration (2013-2016) at Lucid Motors, and Senior Engineer and Engineer, Vehicle Systems at Tesla (2006-2013), and describes leading teams that design and deliver EV platforms and powertrains. The pick for vehicle-level systems integration across Tesla, Lucid Motors and Rivian.
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Youssef Ma
LinkedInExperience: Director of Embedded Systems Engineering · Rivian
Youssef Ma became Director of Embedded Systems Engineering at Rivian in 2024. At Lucid Motors the titles were Chief Electrical Engineer (2019-2022) and Senior System Architect (2022-2024), and at NXP Semiconductors Technical Lead (2015-2019). Youssef cites EV control architecture, high-performance embedded platforms and integrated hardware and software development as specialties, which suits vehicle controller questions.
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Choose the right perspective
For power electronics and electric motors, start with Silva Hiti or Steven Schulz; Frank Chen covers power system architecture and Mark Korich battery electronics. Yanqiang Chang is the one vice president of vehicle-level EV systems, Youssef Ma the embedded controls lead and Nicholas Keeling the charging pick. Arjuna Siva and Greg Kujawa, both in former Rivian roles, cover connected car and infotainment work.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which parts of an EV's power electronics are worth designing in-house rather than buying from a tier one supplier?
- 02How should embedded control software and vehicle electrical hardware be split between teams on a new EV platform?
- 03What decides whether a vehicle maker builds its own charging hardware instead of relying on third-party networks?
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