Sr. Safety Integration Engineer

Rivian • Irvine, CA

11h

About The Position

The Senior Safety Integration Engineer is responsible for managing the integration of vehicle safety into complex vehicle systems and components across multiple domains. This role requires a project management-focused approach, ensuring that safety system development aligns with program timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional milestones. The ideal candidate in this position collaborates closely with engineering, validation, and compliance teams to track progress, manage risks, and drive the execution of safety-related initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years experience in automotive safety, vehicle testing, or system integration.
• Ability to travel to vehicle and component launch locations.
• Proven project management experience, with expertise in tracking milestones, managing risks, and coordinating teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate and address potential roadblocks in safety system development.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, ensuring clear expectations and structured execution of safety initiatives.
• Organized & Detail-Oriented: Ability to manage multiple project elements, ensuring clarity and accountability.
• Proactive Risk Manager: Identifies potential safety integration challenges and develops mitigation strategies.
• Effective Communicator: Ensures cross-functional alignment through structured reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Process-Driven: Focuses on improving safety system execution by enhancing workflows and tracking mechanisms.
• Collaborative Leader: Engages teams effectively, ensuring alignment across multiple functions and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Strong working knowledge of FMVSS, ECE, NCAP and other automotive safety evaluation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans for safety system integration, ensuring alignment with vehicle program milestones and safety targets, as well as providing status reports.
• Track and monitor key safety deliverables, ensuring on-time execution of design, testing, and validation activities.
• Serve as a central point of coordination between safety engineering, validation, homologation, and cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless collaboration.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to safety system development, escalating critical issues to safety leadership when necessary.
• Work closely with test and analysis engineers to deliver performance criteria, track progress, and ensure successful execution of test plans.
• Support program and change management processes, ensuring that design changes are implemented in alignment with safety and homologation requirements.
• Engage in constructive discussions with cross-functional teams, listening to diverse perspectives while advocating for safety improvements.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees