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.
We operate development centers in Plymouth, Michigan; Southern California (Irvine, Carson & LA); Silicon Valley (San Jose and Palo Alto); Vancouver, British Columbia; and Surrey, England; as well as a manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois.
This is what you’ll do:
- Join a team developing next generation battery cells for Rivian!
- Own process/equipment within the Electrode Cell Manufacturing Engineering team
- Define manufacturing strategy for pilot and high volume production
- Work with cell supplier on electrode related issues in production, work with team to assess path forward
- Collaborate with various teams including design, quality, production to deliver optimum manufacturing solution
- Work with external and internal equipment suppliers to deliver manufacturing line
This is what you’ll need:
- Bachelors/Masters in Material/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or similar technical field
- 2+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering,
- Mixing, Coating or high-speed roll to roll systems experience
- Experience in high-speed automation, mechanical design (CAD) and data collection (MES)
- Highly data driven; familiar with statistical software and approaches to provide data to make informed decisions
- Proven ability to scale process/equipment from lab to high volume
- Experience in manufacturing engineering and production challenges
- Ability to follow through and make significant progress in a fast pace, demanding, dynamic environment
- Knowledgeable in high and low volume manufacturing (proto-typing, OEE, equipment selection, DFM, 8D, CAD)
- Critical problem-solving skills: ability to ask the right people, the right questions at the right time in the right way
- Detail oriented: ability to become subject matter expert in order to make informed decisions
- Curiosity: demonstrate level of interest that enables inventiveness
- Execution: demonstrate that follow through is given as much attention as problem solving
- Capable of working as a member of a team across several cross functional disciplines, including product design, quality, construction, production, supply chain, controls, external vendors etc.
Equal Opportunity
Rivian is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Rivian is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Rivian are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Rivian will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Rivian encourages applicants of all ages.
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