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. 

Responsible for launching new products and capacities at Rivian Manufacturing Centers, you are the catalyst for transforming ideas into reality. At the confluence of product design, validation and factory design, you will deliver the best of Rivian’s ideas into customer hands. You will work closely with our design, AME, and Integration teams, supporting design validation builds and leading manufacturing validation builds, delivering a proven and optimized factory to build efficiently for decades to come. This opening will be located at either our Normal, IL, Irvine, CA or East Atlanta, GA facilities, and reports directly to the director of GA Manufacturing Engineering.

• Lead a manufacturing equipment deployment team responsible for launch new products on numerous manufacturing lines and factories across all Rivian's product platforms
• Mentor manufacturing engineers through technical leadership, translate vision into action, inspiring from ideation to execution 
• Develop strategies to achieve challenging program timelines, from resource and schedule management to risk mitigation plans
• Create and implement effective processes, standards and workflows to improve team efficiency
• Support your team and drive accountability through major milestones such as manufacturing validation builds and launch & ramp
• Embark on a journey to discover new technologies and tools to arm your team and challenge the status quo
• Listen patiently, act quickly, provide context, and be a team champion

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in an engineering role related to manufacturing equipment, product management, or manufacturing optimization. Leadership experience preferred.
• Skilled in delivering manufacturing equipment (Design for manufacturing equipment, equipment design and best practice, project management, vendor management, specification writing, equipment commissioning and debug), as well as manufacturing and industrial engineering principles, OEE, cycle time analysis, DVA, Cp/Cpk, GR&R, ergonomics, (DOE, quality control, return on investment, error proofing, supply chain & logistics)
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems using first principles, challenge assumptions and biased towards action
• Proven technical leader that can lead and influence cross-functional teams
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, ability to concisely summarize and escalate complex topics
• Experienced working within 2D & 3D CAD environments and various engineering tools

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  candidateaccommodations@rivian.com .

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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.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. 

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