Process Engineering Intern - Battery Cell, CAM (Cathode Active Material) (2023 Co-op)

This is an 8 month Co-op. Full-time employment is required.

• Co-op A: January-August (Spring/Summer)
• Co-op B: May-December (Summer/Fall)

Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date of December 2023, May/June 2024 or above.

If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions at Rivian.com/careers

Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements.

Responsibilities

• Join the Cell Engineering team, leading next-generation battery technology for Rivian’s products.
• Build and manage a talented team of engineers and scientists working on developing cathode active materials.
• Develop the vision for the team’s ideas to flourish from concept to mass production through Rivian’s manufacturing development and validation process and integrate into Rivian’s products.
• Work collaboratively with some of the world’s best Cell engineers to optimize Cathode Active Material’s efficiency, process and equipment through creative problem solving on cost and lifecycle.
• Define materials strategy for vertical integration with short and long-term milestones including framework for standardization.
• Keep us current and connected on all the newest technologies and feasibility towards our short- and long-term goals.
• Manage relationships and expectations with external and internal equipment suppliers and engineers to design pilot scale through to full production scale lines

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree and/or Ph.D. in in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or similar technical field
• Experience with solid-state synthesis, co-precipitation, sol-gel, and/or hydrothermal synthesis to synthesize CAM materials in kg to ton scale is preferred
• Knowledgeable in high and low volume manufacturing is a plus (e.g., prototyping, OEE, equipment selection, DFM, 8D, and/or CAD)
• Critical problem-solving skills: ability to ask the right people, the right questions at the right time in the right way
• Detail oriented: ability to become subject matter expert in order to make informed decisions
• Curiosity: demonstrate level of interest that enables inventiveness
• Execution: demonstrate that follow through is given as much attention as problem solving
• Structured: able to organize chaos thru methodical framework and documentation to achieve goals harmoniously
• Capable of working as a member of a team across several cross functional disciplines, including product design, quality, construction, production, supply chain, controls, external vendors etc.
• Work with building design, construction, and facilities in all phases of implementing new manufacturing lines

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