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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
Salary not provided
About the company:
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
The Future Programs team exists to expand the definition of Electric Adventure Vehicle with new product and ecosystem solutions. We are specifically focused on addressing local transportation and the outsized impact towards Keeping the World Adventurous Forever that comes with disrupting short, high emission trips.
Responsibilities
- Design of PCBAs, custom sensors, sensor packaging, connectors and other electronics elements associated with motors, motor controllers and motion systems
- Implement GD&T to control the specification of component geometry and enable viable inspection processes
- Design a thermal management strategy from source to sink – collaborating with analysis team to ensure reliable system operation during specified operating conditions
- Responsible for a clear and robust assembly strategy for PCBAs, sensors, connectors and the interconnectivity of relevant subsystems
- Generate cost, mass and price tracking for all components and subsystems
- Use project tracking tools to maintain schedule for design, manufacture, assembly & test of all hardware
- Collaborate with the program management team to provide schedule inputs and escalate blockers, delays, etc.
- Collaborate virtually and face-to-face with contract manufacturing partners to optimize designs for manufacturability
- Collaborate with Industrial Design to ensure any customer facing surfaces are compatible with the design vision
- Generate mechanical DFMEA for all relevant electrical components, sensors and subsystems
- Generate test plans in support of the V-shaped development methodology – component, subsystem to system level validation and verification testing
- Collaborate with test engineering team to post process testing results, develop & implement engineer changes and present relevant findings to leadership
Qualifications
- 8+ years of applicable industry experience
- Proficiency in mechanical design of PCBAs, sensor packaging, connectors and wire routing
- Strong familiarity with electromechanical systems – sensors, actuators, motors and motor controllers
- Strong familiarity with rotary and linear position sensors, IMUs, general analog and digital sensing elements
- Knowledge of reliability testing requirements for electronics – IP testing, vibe & shock, thermal cycling, etc.
- Experience with the design validation and verification process
- Ability to work closely with electrical engineering team to create optimized, elegent & efficiently packaged electronic components and assemblies
- Knowledge of proper electrical harness fabrication techniques and the ability to build basic electrical harnesses in support of prototyping activities
- Comfortable working in a small-team environment where individuals are expected to fill the needs of multiple roles in order to ensure program success
- Understanding of electrical safety and comfortable working around 1kW+ power supplies, batteries, power transmission systems
- Track record of continued learning, clear communication, cross-collaboration and data-driven decision making
- Ability to clearly document and present project material to all levels of leadership
- Proficient with CAD – Catia 3DX (preferred), Enovia PLM, Microsoft Office products
- Minimum education: Bachelors of Science in Mechcanical Engineering or higher
Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: $184,000.00 - $211,000.00 (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, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.
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.
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