Sr. Electrical Test Engineer

Number of employees

10000

United States, Illinois, Normal, United States

Posted on: 2022-09-10

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Doing something different is never easy. It requires courage, optimism and grit. Core to our mission is building a team of adventurous individuals determined to make a positive impact on the world. This means challenging ourselves constantly. Stretching beyond the bounds of conventional thinking. Reframing old problems. Seeking new solutions. And operating comfortably in a space of uncertainty. While our backgrounds are diverse, our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Do you like doing the impossible? We’d love to hear from you.

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. 

This is what you will do:

  • Support test equipment development, commissioning, qualification, and integration in the Normal manufacturing propulsion area.
  • Develop production level test procedures in collaboration with manufacturing engineering and product engineering
  • Coordinates and tracks the launch of new programs/products and updates end of line testing accordingly
  • Reviews, interprets, and summarizes end of line statistical data to drive continuous improvement
  • Determine the ‘Best Practice’ process approach of material, tooling, equipment, and labor process for all electrical test systems
  • Identify and implement solutions for issues relating to safety, quality, productivity, and cost reductions
  • Develop work instructions, standardized work, process flow, and process documentation to ensure testing process is repeatable and efficient
  • Participate in product reviews to evaluate process impact and provide feedback on test sequence, equipment capability, and investment requirements
  • Optimize test procedure within available system cycle time
  • Investigate electrical issues / failure modes identified at end of line and implement containment solutions by reviewing product design, upstream processes, and testing procedures
  • Apply technical root cause analysis and resolution of issues found during testing to guide repair technicians and develop best practice rework procedures
  • Support hardware integration related to interfacing hardware and connection issues

 

This is what you’ll need: 

  • 4- year technical degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mechatronics, or an equivalent field
  • 2 years working with electrical test systems in related field (Automotive preferred)
  • Experience with testing EV battery systems preferred
  • Kaizen, 5S, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma etc experience is a plus.
  • Knowledge of lab instruments: DMM, Oscilloscope, debugger, HIL operation preferred
  • Familiarity with DFSS or DRM tools (such as VOC, FMEA, 5-Why, 8-D) preferred
  • Must have good communication skills – both verbal and written.
  • Experience and/or Knowledge of statistical tools, DOEs and Minitab preferred
  • Experience and/or certification in Six Sigma DMAIC (optional), Lean Assembly Principles
  • Working knowledge in Excel, Word, Power point, and Outlook programs.
  • Creative problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines.
  • Strong team orientation and cross functional attitude.
  • High energy and self-motivated

 

Location:

Normal, IL

Manufacturing Drive Unit Shop

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 [email protected].

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.

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