Automotive Electrical Hardware Design Engineer II

Watershed Ventures; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

401(k) Plan eligibility & Employee‑POD

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Rivian seeks an Electrical Hardware Mechanical Engineer to drive end‑to‑end hardware development for next‑gen electric vehicles. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to evolve concepts into production‑ready mechanical designs and fixtures, influencing performance, reliability and manufacturability.

You will perform design validation, documentation, and root‑cause analysis while leading design discussions with suppliers to hit program milestones in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in Automotive or equivalent.
• Masters or B.S in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• CAD experience, ideally Catia V6.
• Great problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of GD&T.
• Strong understanding of engineering first principles.
• Ability to self‑direct while managing ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively design and develop electrical hardware components from concept to launch, interfacing with cross‑functional partners and leading the mechanical design and integration in our next‑generation vehicles.
• Validation build, test, and analysis of our future components.
• Document test processes and results.
• Complete root cause analysis of failures and issues found in assembly and testing.
• Tolerance analysis for new component and fixture designs.
• Benchmarking studies on new products and components for evaluating best‑in‑class designs.
• Lead supplier discussions on all mechanical design and development tasks to meet program milestones.

Skills

Automotive experience

Mechanical engineering

Problem solving

Communication

Self‑direction

Ability to handle ambiguity

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in mechanical engineering

Tools

Catia V6

Job description

Rivian seeks an Electrical Hardware Mechanical Engineer to drive end‑to‑end hardware development for next‑gen electric vehicles. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to evolve concepts into production‑ready mechanical designs and fixtures, influencing performance, reliability and manufacturability.

You will perform design validation, documentation, and root‑cause analysis while leading design discussions with suppliers to hit program milestones in a fast‑paced environment.