As part of the talented Rivian product development team, you will engineer structural components employed on R1, R2 and R3 platform products - designing solutions that balance often conflicting attributes: performance, cost, safety, reliability, manufacturability, timing and/or aesthetic. This role involves cross functional collaboration across the company and requires working onsite at our design Headquarters in Irvine CA.
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Own the development of battery structure components.
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Own BOM cost and mass for responsible parts.
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Coordinate DFM studies including tooling investment for responsible parts. Work closely with manufacturing to deliver a quality capable design that can be produced at rate for the right cost to meet program goals
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Create engineering release documents (such as 2D drawings, Critical Function Document, DVP).
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Contribute to risk management activities DFMEA, design feasibility and design validation action items.
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Work with cross-functional stakeholders to develop engineering solutions that meet requirements for vehicle crash, durability, and NVH.
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Work alongside Body Structures and Energy Storage teams to develop tightly integrated solutions meeting vehicle attributes as well as pack EMC, grounding, venting, sealing, and thermal management.
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Work closely with down-stream teams to develop solutions supporting state of the art manufacturing processes as well as best in class quality, reliability and service
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Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering
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5+ years of Industry (or equivalent) experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer, owning a component such as a battery enclosure/structure, chassis subframe, motor/inverter housing, and/or body structure components.
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Industry (or equivalent) experience in developing solutions for complex cross-functional engineering problems (sealing, EMC shielding, structural durability, crash performance) while also managing costs and timing
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Experience in component or subsystem testing
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Experience working with suppliers is considered a plus.
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Strong structural engineering foundation - first principles / design think mind set
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Automotive OEM/supplier experience, university race team a plus
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Good collaborative and teamwork skills.
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Motivated by curiosity to challenge convention and continuously ask "Why?" in pursuit of clear understanding
Passion to evolve and improve your own skills and capabilities as well as those of others around you.
