Mechanical Design & Release Engineer, Battery Structures

Rivian • Irvine, CA

7h • Onsite

About The Position

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. As part of the talented Rivian product development team, you will engineer structural components employed on R1, R2 and R3 platform products - designing solutions that balance often conflicting attributes: performance, cost, safety, reliability, manufacturability, timing and/or aesthetic. This role involves cross functional collaboration across the company and requires working onsite at our design Headquarters in Irvine CA.

Requirements

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of Industry (or equivalent) experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer, owning a component such as a battery enclosure/structure, chassis subframe, motor/inverter housing, and/or body structure components.
• Industry (or equivalent) experience in developing solutions for complex cross-functional engineering problems (sealing, EMC shielding, structural durability, crash performance) while also managing costs and timing
• Experience in component or subsystem testing
• Strong structural engineering foundation - first principles / design think mind set
• Good collaborative and teamwork skills.
• Motivated by curiosity to challenge convention and continuously ask "Why?" in pursuit of clear understanding
• Passion to evolve and improve your own skills and capabilities as well as those of others around you.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with suppliers is considered a plus.
• Automotive OEM/supplier experience, university race team a plus

Responsibilities

• Own the development of battery structure components.
• Own BOM cost and mass for responsible parts.
• Coordinate DFM studies including tooling investment for responsible parts.
• Work closely with manufacturing to deliver a quality capable design that can be produced at rate for the right cost to meet program goals
• Create engineering release documents (such as 2D drawings, Critical Function Document, DVP).
• Contribute to risk management activities DFMEA, design feasibility and design validation action items.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to develop engineering solutions that meet requirements for vehicle crash, durability, and NVH.
• Work alongside Body Structures and Energy Storage teams to develop tightly integrated solutions meeting vehicle attributes as well as pack EMC, grounding, venting, sealing, and thermal management.
• Work closely with down-stream teams to develop solutions supporting state of the art manufacturing processes as well as best in class quality, reliability and service

Benefits

• Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
• Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment.
• Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level