We’re looking for a highly motivated, experienced, multi-disciplined, mechanical engineer to challenge what is possible in the development of our electronic hardware components. Help Rivian lead the way in the future of the EV industry and develop Rivian’s autonomy and driver assistance goals.
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Lead the mechanical development of sensor cleaning development and testing as a part of our electrical hardware team.
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Partner with domain teams and mechanical architecture team to define mechanical component requirements and complete trade studies to optimize integration for performance, manufacturing, and service.
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Work with cross functional teams to evaluate change impacts and development needs.
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Develop testing plans and work cross functionally to define performance standards.
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Use first principles to identify and solve issues through critical thinking and scientific engineering methodologies.
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Work with our prototyping team to develop test systems to evaluate performance on and off vehicle.
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Develop and document component mechanical functional requirements based on product requirements for custom, semi-custom, and off-the-shelf components.
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Complete component design verification plans to ensure we deliver low mass, low cost, yet durable parts and modules to the vehicle program.
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Perform other duties as required or assigned within the scope of the position.
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At least 10+ years industry experience within automotive or other industries, experience in autonomy preferred, priority given to experience in sensor cleaning development.
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B.S degree (or above), in mechanical engineering, or relevant equivalent experience.
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Experience designing components and /or systems that include mechanism design, thermal design, PCB integration, sensor integration, user interface/user experience (UI/UX) considerations, and class A surface integration.
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Experience leading cross functional teams to innovate and drive new ideas and solutions into products.
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Be a proficient CAD designer, ideally within Catia V5 / V6 / 3DX, though other equivalent. systems will be considered. Advanced surfacing and solid modelling expertise is preferred, along with strong CAD structure/organizational skills.
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Great problem solving and communication skills.
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Lead component drawing creation including GD&T to ASME Y14.5 standards in support of worst case tolerance analysis.
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Ability to identify optimization opportunities from CAE/testing results.
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Excellent knowledge of manufacturing methods such as sheet metal brake-press and stamping, injection molded plastic, cast metals, CNC machining, 3D printing etc.
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Experience in a wide range of EV vehicle systems, automotive design and manufacturing practices, and low-voltage electrical system integration. Direct experience is preferred.
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Workable knowledge with DFMEA principles and execution.
