Sr. Battery Engineer
$121,500–$151,900 year
On-siteTustin, California, United States
Job Summary
Collaborate cross-functionally with external pack suppliers, Rivian's Battery Product Development Team, Purchasing, Supplier Development, service, and vehicle general assembly. Act as a supporting role during supplier battery pack development and launch, then transition to the Design Lead for sustaining engineering activity in series production. Take technical coordination responsibility for managing supplier changes to ensure data-based alignment across SW, Reliability, and Validation. Provide technical support for supplier remanufacturing processes and drive external suppliers to analyze and resolve field service issues. Manage change implementation and issue resolution to improve vehicle production and customer experience.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of work experience in Battery/Automotive/Aerospace/related industries
- bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
- Mechanical engineering experience
- Previous experience with product launches, production schedules, and release engineering
- experience with CAD design
- experience with GD&T
- experience with PLM interface
- Strong communication skills
- multitasking skills
- interpersonal skills
- presentation skills
- technical writing skills
- problem-solving skills
- knowledge of core engineering principles
- Willingness to expand upon the existing knowledge base of electro-mechanical systems
- Self-starter
- Willingness to run to and seek out issues and related details
- Willingness to travel to customer and Rivian sites when needed
- Passion for testing and teardowns to find the root cause of an issue
- Knowledge of battery behavior
- Knowledge of high voltage safety
- Experience with issue tracking and collaboration tools (Jira, Trello, Gitlab, Asana, Confluence, etc.)
Desired Qualifications
- electronics / controls experience
- Passion for working on products that involve the intersection of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering
- Proficiency using CAN/Ethernet tools for debugging purposes
- Background with CATIA V6 (3Dx) CAD Design
- Background with Enovia
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