Sr. Prototype Engineer

Irvine, CA, United States

About Us:

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 Sr. Prototype Engineer will provide early product development assets to teams within Rivian to further production designs and decisions. This includes full vehicle design and build for testing applications at Rivian or even to show new products like the vehicles displayed at the R2, R3, and R3X unveil in March of 2024. In addition to product and brand development assets, this group is also involved in fitting existing vehicles with features to showcase the capability of the product ( The Rebelle Rally, MWCT safari vehicle, The Nature Conservancy to name a few). Our group features engineers, designers, fabricators, machinists, technicians, and program managers focused on efficient design and high-quality, quick duration builds. We support production development and manufacturing through our prototype development but are not release responsible for production parts.

Responsibilities:

Ability to make vehicle system, and part level engineering decisions to create products.
The ability to contribute to and sometimes lead a project with a defined scope.
Identify and help to solve problems within projects and processes to meet company or department objectives.
Understanding of prototype manufacturing processes and the ability to push traditional fabrication methods to create production representative or purpose-built solutions.
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM), design balances functionality and manufacturability, designs ready for CNC Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Laser Cutting, or Fabrication. Frequent communication with shop personnel during the design process to understand in-house capabilities
Understanding of system or part validation/analysis and the ability to interpret data to make defensible engineering decisions.
Confidence in engineering decisions to challenge assumptions of peers / colleagues / existing processes in pursuit of better products.
Maintaining teamwork mindset / understanding the functions and capabilities of the team around you to minimize downstream challenges from your decisions.

Qualifications:

The ability to influence people around you to get clarity on decisions at department levels.
A background in engineering (bachelors in engineering required)
A fundamental understanding of the development process and the ability to bring technical knowledge to identify and solve problems.
The ability to meet deadlines and motivate people to support the tasks required for Special Projects activities.
Knowledge of vehicle milestones, timelines, and the overall development process
An understanding of production, prototyping, and fabrication process and the time, cost, and quality tradeoffs
The ability to learn, think creatively, and solve problems.
The ability to stay positive, provide and receive clear information and feedback to achieve the best quality possible.Rivian Internal
Effective communication to convey not only issues, but positive influence and recognition of your team.

Pay Disclosure:

Salary range for California Based Applicants: $107,800-$134,800 (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.

Company Statements:

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 candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

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.

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Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.