Lead Cost Engineer - Electrical

Rivian; Mexico; Hybrid; PHP 2,664,000 - 3,330,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Lead Cost Engineer to drive financial health across vehicle programs. This senior role is a remote position based in Mexico, reporting to the Electrical Cost Engineering Manager.

You will act as a primary authority on cost for complex commodities and systems, developing high-level business cases and guiding cross-functional strategies. You will mentor engineers, present data-driven insights to executives, and influence design and sourcing decisions with a big-picture view of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 6+ years of experience.
• Evaluates cost trade-offs and influences sourcing and engineering strategies.
• Experience in electric power conversion, charging systems, mechatronic systems.
• Mentor for cost engineering tools and modeling.
• Willingness to travel 15-25%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary authority for assigned commodities.
• Articulate the overall financial health, risks, and opportunities of a portfolio to leadership.
• Lead system-level analysis and influence engineering and purchasing decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive organizational change.
• Manage a complex workload with minimal supervision.

Skills

Cost engineering

Financial modeling

Executive storytelling

Cross-functional leadership

System-level analysis

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Cost modeling tools

Job description

About Rivian

Rivianis 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.

Role Summary

The Rivian Supply Chain team is looking for strategic technical leaders to drive the financial health of our vehicle programs. As a Lead Cost Engineer, you are an advanced individual contributor and subject matter expert serving as the primary authority for complex commodities and systems. You act autonomously to evaluate strategic cost trade-offs, develop high-level business cases, and influence engineering and purchasing strategies at a systemic level.

In this role, you lead system-level analysis and partner with cross-functional leadership to drive organizational change through technical expertise. You are responsible for solving complex challenges, mentoring junior engineers, and providing the "big picture" financial insights necessary to guide major business decisions. We are looking for an expert who can articulate the financial health of an entire portfolio to executive leadership while advocating for the team’s strategic goals.

This position is based remotely in Mexico and reports to Electrical Cost Engineering Manager.

El equipo de cadena de suministro de Rivian busca líderes técnicos estratégicos para impulsar la solidez financiera de nuestros programas de vehículos. Como ingeniero/a líder de costos, usted es un/a colaborador/a individual avanzado/a y experto/a en la materia que actúa como autoridad principal en productos y sistemas complejos. Actúa de manera autónoma para evaluar las contrapartidas estratégicas que afectan los costos, desarrollar casos de negocio de alto nivel e influir en las estrategias de ingeniería y compras en un nivel sistémico.

En este puesto, dirige el análisis en el nivel de sistema y colabora con el liderazgo multifuncional para impulsar el cambio organizacional a través de la experiencia técnica. Es responsable de superar desafíos complejos, asesorar a ingenieros júnior y proporcionar la "visión general" de la información financiera necesaria para guiar las decisiones comerciales principales. Buscamos a una persona experta capaz de exponer la salud financiera de toda una cartera ante la dirección ejecutiva, al tiempo que defiende las metas estratégicas del equipo.

Este puesto está ubicado de manera remota en México y reporta al gerente de ingeniería de costos eléctricos.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge Base: Serves as the primary authority for assigned commodities, possessing deep knowledge covering strategic implications of cost drivers, manufacturing processes, and market trends.
• Presentation & Storytelling: Articulates the overall financial health, risks, and strategic opportunities of a portfolio of parts to a wider, non-expert audience.
• Technical Skills: Expert in deconstructing highly complex assemblies and applying first principles to validate data and strategically influence business decisions.
• Organizational Influence & Outreach: Serves as the go-to person for cost information and influences stakeholders by building a compelling narrative and data-driven business case.
• Direction: Acts instinctively to manage and effectively prioritize a complex workload with little manager input while persevering in the face of setbacks.

• Base de conocimientos: actúa como la principal autoridad para los productos que se le asignen, con un profundo conocimiento que abarca las implicaciones estratégicas de los factores de costos, los procesos de fabricación y las tendencias del mercado.

• Presentación y narración: expone la situación financiera general, los riesgos y las oportunidades estratégicas de una cartera de componentes ante una audiencia más amplia y no experta.

• Habilidades técnicas: es una persona experta en deconstruir conjuntos altamente complejos y aplicar principios fundamentales para validar datos e influir estratégicamente en las decisiones de negocio.

• Influencia organizacional y divulgación: actúa como la persona de referencia para la información de costos e influye en las partes interesadas al crear una narrativa convincente y un caso de negocio basado en datos.

• Dirección: actúa de manera instintiva para gestionar y priorizar eficazmente una carga de trabajo compleja con poca intervención de su gerente, a la vez que persevera ante los contratiempos.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Domain Expertise: Evaluates complex cost trade-offs, develops business cases for design changes, and uses financial data to actively influence sourcing and engineering strategies.
• Commodity-Specific Experience: Electric power conversion (motor), charging systems, mechatronic systems (sensors and switches)
• Technical Skills: Acts as the primary technical mentor, providing expert-level training on all cost engineering tools and autonomously customizing modeling tools.
• Communication: Defines and models how the Cost Engineering team communicates its value.
• Execution: Reaches beyond their defined scope to solve problems and implements systemic changes and improvements internal and external to their function.
• Operational Style: Consistently leads with first principles to identify and implement systemic changes and high-impact outcomes.
• Travel Requirements: Ability and willingness to travel as needed based on business needs, expected to average between 15-25 %.

• Educación y experiencia: licenciatura en Ingeniería o un campo relacionado y un mínimo de 6 años de experiencia relevante.

• Experiencia en el campo: evalúa las contrapartidas complejas que afectan los costos, desarrolla casos de negocio para cambios de diseño y emplea datos financieros para influir activamente en las estrategias de abastecimiento e ingeniería.

• Experiencia específica en categorías de productos: conversión de potencia eléctrica (motor), sistemas de carga, sistemas mecatrónicos (sensores e interruptores)

• Habilidades técnicas: actúa como mentor/a técnico/a principal, proporcionando capacitación a nivel de experto en todas las herramientas de ingeniería de costos y personalizando de forma autónoma las herramientas de modelado.

• Comunicación: define y modela la manera en que el equipo de ingeniería de costos transmite su valor.

• Ejecución: va más allá de su ámbito definido para resolver problemas e implementa cambios sistémicos y mejoras internas y externas a su departamento.

• Estilo operacional: lidera constantemente basándose en principios fundamentales para identificar e implementar cambios sistémicos y resultados de alto impacto.

• Necesidad de viajar: capacidad y disponibilidad para viajar según se requiera en función de las necesidades del negocio, con un promedio esperado del 15-25%.

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is 751,700 MXN - 939,653 MXN annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

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