Sr. Quality Engineer

Rivian•Normal, IL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Quality Engineer, Complete Vehicle Quality, will be a cross-functional role that ties together Customer Quality, Service Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations Organizations. In this role, you will partner with the Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Production Control, Manufacturing & Process Engineering team to deliver high-quality vehicles to our customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent
4+ years of quality experience in manufacturing or engineering environments
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain testing methods for detection, diagnostics and investigation for quality issues
Demonstrated project management skills and high-level summary for plant quality awareness
Production Operations Knowledge and real life experience solving Buzz, Squeak, and Rattle(BSR) and Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) problems at complete vehicle level
Advanced problem solving tool experience
Understanding of complex production lines and urgency of escalation, investigation and resources to operate with production control, material handling, supply chain, engineering, and production team
Hands-on experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and testing methodologies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (8D or similar method problem-solving experience)
Demonstrated experience with GD&T
Must be able to travel at least 20%, travel may increase in time
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Team player - ability to work in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous, multi-cultural environment with cross-functional teams

Nice To Haves

SIX SIGMA Green Belt is a Plus
Proficient in MS Office, CAD, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) is a plus

Responsibilities

Collaborate with various cross-functional teams to ensure the Manufacturing facility implements and maintains all requisite controls for the detection, containment, and prevention of quality issues
Actively identify and address high-risk issues originating from various sources, including Service Quality data, Internal control gates, and Operations reports
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine the root cause of intricate technical challenges
Work with the Engineering team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure process capability is effective to meet product requirements
Develop Inspection plans
Develop inspection work instructions for Quality Gates, basing them on established specifications, industry standards, and the voice of the customer
Monitor and steer systematic problems through the operations system (Rivian Concern System)
Provide validation for deviations and containment actions implemented within the factory to address critical quality issues