Interpreter, Translator and Operation

Faraday Future•El Segundo, CA

12h•$70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

As the Interpreter, Translator and Operation, you’ll be working with some of the industry’s brightest minds to provide high-level simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, offer real-time language support in executive meetings, strategic negotiations, international conferences, and investor calls, where precision, timeliness, and confidentiality are mission critical. You will translate and interpret technical content with professional accuracy, handling complex documents, presentations, and live discussions in specialized domains such as automotive engineering, legal compliance, and corporate finance, requiring deep subject-matter expertise and strong research skills. You will develop and manage bilingual terminology databases by creating and maintaining specialized glossaries, termbases, and knowledge repositories covering company products, industry-specific vocabulary, and legal language to ensure consistency and high-quality communication across internal and external stakeholders. You will also provide cross-cultural risk assessment and communication strategy consulting, advising on culturally sensitive messaging, product naming, and user communication strategies to avoid localization pitfalls and maintain alignment with the company’s global brand voice. Additionally, you will lead localization efforts for cross-border operations by adapting corporate materials, product documentation, digital interfaces, and related content to meet the cultural, linguistic, and regulatory requirements of global target markets. You will support strategic planning and operational execution by participating in high-level internal meetings, assisting in the planning and execution of company-wide strategic initiatives, bridging communication gaps, ensuring accurate information flow, documenting key decisions, and monitoring follow-through at the implementation level. Basically, you’ll ensure that whether it’s interpreting words or streamlining operations, you’re the bridge that helps our teams truly understand each other — clearly, accurately, and efficiently. You help make sure nothing gets lost in translation, and that our operations run smoothly so results can shine. You’re the behind-the-scenes powerhouse laying the groundwork for company success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or above
Language pair: English ↔ Mandarin Chinese (spoken); English ↔ Chinese (Simplified) (written).
1–3 years of professional experience in interpretation/translation, with exposure to operational or cross-functional support.
Strong interpretation and translation skills with high linguistic accuracy and cultural sensitivity.
Proficiency with CAT tools and translation memory workflows (e.g., SDL Trados, memoQ, Phrase)
Strong cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management; able to adapt quickly to new subject matter.
Self-starter who can multitask, prioritize, and deliver under tight timelines.

Nice To Haves

Experience with simultaneous interpretation in professional settings.
Experience translating across one or more domains (e.g., business, technical, legal).
Phrase experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide high-level simultaneous and consecutive interpretation
Offer real-time language support in executive meetings, strategic negotiations, international conferences, and investor calls, where precision, timeliness, and confidentiality are mission critical.
Translate and interpret technical content with professional accuracy
Handle complex documents, presentations, and live discussions in specialized domains such as automotive engineering, legal compliance, and corporate finance, requiring deep subject-matter expertise and strong research skills.
Develop and manage bilingual terminology databases
Create and maintain specialized glossaries, termbases, and knowledge repositories covering company products, industry-specific vocabulary, and legal language to ensure consistency and high-quality communication across internal and external stakeholders.
Provide cross-cultural risk assessment and communication strategy consulting
Advise on culturally sensitive messaging, product naming, and user communication strategies to avoid localization pitfalls and maintain alignment with the company’s global brand voice.
Lead localization efforts for cross-border operations
Adapt corporate materials, product documentation, digital interfaces, and related content to meet the cultural, linguistic, and regulatory requirements of global target markets.
Support strategic planning and operational execution
Participate in high-level internal meetings, assist in the planning and execution of company-wide strategic initiatives, bridge communication gaps, ensure accurate information flow, document key decisions, and monitor follow-through at the implementation level.