Electrical Systems Technical Program Manager

16 hours ago


Palo Alto, California, United States Rivian Automotive Full time
About Rivian

Rivian is a pioneering company that's on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. We're committed to building emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles and attracting curious, courageous souls to join our team. As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible and seek new solutions to old problems. Our diverse team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary

You'll be responsible for the development and delivery execution of electrical systems within a given Vehicle Line. This role requires high levels of initiative, independent judgment, and indirect leadership capability. You'll be the voice of the electrical engineering function within the vehicle team, driving the Design, Development, Release, Validation, and Launch Execution for Electrical Systems of new vehicle lines in partnership with Electrical Hardware functional teams, software, and external Product Development stakeholders.

Responsibilities
  • Work closely with all aspects of the electrical team (systems/integration/design) to build out the master development and integration schedule, driving this development and integration cycle into the vehicle-level program schedules and highlighting technical/timeline risks holistically.
  • Collaborate with the electrical architecture, component design teams, and software teams to drive electrical development throughout the v-cycle.
  • Work with the vehicle line and other teams to drive critical path and ensure synchronized deliveries.
  • Lead and push integration to the vehicle via design reviews, including driving solutions for integration issues and ensuring all pre-series builds are supported to effectively launch the vehicle.
  • Generate meaningful development metrics and be responsible for program deliverables status at weekly reviews and collation of departmental status for program gateways.
  • Issue resolution champion and roadblock remover.
  • Work in close proximity to the Vehicle Line, other Product Development leads, and Software leads to cascade status/issues/critical paths bidirectionally to an indirect team.
  • Collaborate with operations/manufacturing teams on design for manufacturability initiatives.
Qualifications
  • 6+ years of experience on a program team or equivalent experience.
  • BS+ in Engineering or similar technical degree required.
  • Integration and launch experience on a vehicle or highly complex electromechanical system.
  • Strong communication skills in technical and non-technical domains.
  • Outstanding collaboration capabilities within and across organizations.
  • Product Release and automotive quality processes experience.
  • Understanding of engineering theory and principles of operation of mechanical/electrical/software systems.
  • Passion for working on ambiguous problems/initiatives and developing new frameworks for collaboration and execution.
Benefits

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.



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