About Rivian
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.
Role Summary
This Sr. Counsel role will be part of the Intellectual Property team helping to protect company innovations and build a patent portfolio across a variety of electric vehicle-related technologies, including computer hardware and software, self-driving hardware and software, and vehicle mechanical systems, interiors and bodies. Responsibilities will include the following (other duties/activities may be assigned as needed):
Responsibilities
- Identifying and harvesting patentable inventions, participating in deciding patentability of inventions under review, and managing the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications to review, revise, and align patent applications with business and product development direction and goals.
- Negotiating, drafting and revising intellectual property agreements including in-licensing, out-licensing, non-disclosure, and engineering, design and development agreements, and intellectual property terms in various commercial agreements.
- Working with engineering and business organizations and preparing and presenting training materials to provide legal advice and align intellectual property strategy with business goals in areas such as open source software, trade secret protection, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
- Performing intellectual property due diligence to support strategic transactions.
- Developing and providing intellectual property risk assessment and mitigation strategies to business stakeholders for incoming licensing assertions by performing prior art searches, assessing patent validity and infringement, and preparing opinions and response strategies.
- Assisting with intellectual property enforcement and dispute matters including patent and trade secret litigation, and administrative patent challenges at the USPTO.
Qualifications
- Degrees: JD and B.S. Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering
- Bar: California Bar Preferred; USPTO registration required.
- Experience: 5-8 Years of Law Firm and In-House Experience (OEM In-House Preferred)
- Experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in autonomous driving, vehicle software, advanced driver assistance, and artificial intelligence vehicle technologies.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy and effective verbal and written communication skill are required
- Be highly motivated with the ability to work independently, to take initiative to address problems, and to make continuous process improvements.
- Strong ability to work effectively in a team environment and the ability to install confidence in clients and peers; excellent interpersonal skills.
Pay Disclosure
Salary Range for Palo Alto, CA based applicants: $186,000 - $232,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law).
Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment .
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 .
Candidate Data Privacy
Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
