Sr. Quality Engineer

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.

The Sr. Quality Engineer, 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 Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Production Control, Manufacturing & Process Engineering team to deliver high-quality vehicles to our customers.

• 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).
• Ownership of Plant Quality for wiring harnesses.
• Provide validation for deviations and containment actions implemented within the factory to address critical quality issues.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent
• 4+ years of quality experience in manufacturing or engineering environments.

• 4+ years of LVE experience, especially for automotive wiring harnesses.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain testing methods for detection, diagnostics and investigation for wiring harnesses.
• Demonstrated project management skills and high level summary for plant quality awareness.
• Production Operations Knowledge - 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) ~ SIX SIGMA Green Belt is a Plus
• Demonstrated experience with GD&T.
• Proficient in MS Office, CAD, Wiring Diagrams / Prints, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) is a plus.
• 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, bilingual is a plus (English / Spanish)
• Team player - ability to work in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous, multi-cultural environment with cross-functional teams

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Illinois Based Applicants : $98,500 - $123,100 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: 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.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected] .

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

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