Sr. Design for Reliability Engineer, High Voltage Electronics

Rivian•Palo Alto, CA

32d

About The Position

About Rivian 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 Reliability is at the core of Electric Adventure Vehicles. We are looking for engineers who have experience in bringing products from the early concept stages to production by working closely with design, validation and manufacturing teams on solving technical problems along the way to make the most robust products. If some of the first things that come to your mind when looking at a complex design is "what are the way this thing can fail and how can I make it better?" then we are looking for you! As a Design-for-Reliability Engineer focusing on the High Voltage Power Conversion Systems (and supporting components) you will play a key role in designing reliability into the Rivian's power electronics products from concept to production phases. You will get to work with a world-class team of design and validation engineers to come up with creative solutions to some of the most challenging engineering problems by thinking outside the box.

Requirements

Minimum requirement is a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
Preferably one or more years of industry experience in a reliability engineering role.
Level of Role depends on experience and qualifications.
In addition, a strong technical background and interest in reliability:
Experience with facilitating FMEAs and leading cross functional teams.
Working knowledge of a coding language, preferably Python.
Working knowledge of statistical software for reliability, such as JMP or the ReliaSoft suite.
A desire to contribute to a respectful, fun, inclusive and inspiring team culture.
Must have domain knowledge:
Electrical Engineering fundamentals specifically related to high voltage switching circuits or power electronics in general.
Physics of failure knowledge on high-performance power conversion designs, especially at the device level
Understanding of degradation models of high voltage switching components

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Highly Accelerated Testing methods and governing equations for different types of failure mechanisms.
Experience with deploying reliability testing guidelines and inventing new ways of testing.
Good understanding of reliability statistics including Weibull Analysis.
Expertise in accelerated-life-test development methods for electric power conversion units.
Working knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM, CT, X-Ray, EDS.

Responsibilities

Be the resident reliability development expert to the power electronics.
Set and communicate Reliability requirements and targets for components, subsystems, and assemblies.
Analyze usage and environmental conditions to improve requirement setting and testing methods.
Facilitate Design FMEA sessions to drive reliable design choices and improve validation test planning.
Participate in design reviews and facilitate the reliability section of the design review.
Develop reliability design guidelines and apply reliability lessons learned to enable continuous improvement.
Devise accelerated test methods to explore design margins and grow reliability efficiently.
Partner with the simulation teams to assess problem areas before physical parts are available for testing.
Specify reliability validation plans for components and subsystems using a physics of failure approach.
Provide guidance on sample size requirements and duration for reliability testing by utilizing reliability statistics.
Facilitate failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing.
Assess and clearly communicate risk at each phase of the reliability program.
Research failure mechanisms of new technologies and applications.
Create designed experiments (DOE) to explore alternative choices on materials, processes, and designs.
Influence supplier selection for higher reliability and provide clear guidance on reliability requirements and demonstration to suppliers.
Develop Ongoing Reliability Testing strategies.
Be the gatekeeper of reliability risk throughout product development and drive activities to successfully burn-down risk before SOP.
Partner with Field Reliability and Failure Analysis to assure reliability lessons learned are incorporated into future products.

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.

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