Senior EV Powertrain Production Engineer

Rivian Automotive; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Rivian Automotive in Normal, Illinois seeks a Mechanical/Mechatronic/Electrical Engineer with automotive experience to bridge Series Engineering and Operations & Manufacturing Engineering for driveline powertrain production. You will lead design changes, support new programs, and coordinate with suppliers to maintain product integrity.

Role requires 3–5 years in automotive engineering, strong DFMEA/PFMEA, GD&T, and CAD skills.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineer / Mechatronic Engineer / Electrical Engineer with automotive experience.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in automotive/aeronautic/mechanical design.
• Multidisciplinary team leadership.
• Process knowledge, DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R development, APQP.
• Working level understanding of GD&T, Root Cause Analysis, Statistics/Data Analysis, VAVE.
• Project Planning skills.
• Develop, Design, Validate and Release design changes applicable to components/systems (BOM responsible).
• CAD proficient.
• Verbal and written communication / negotiation skills (Product to Plant / Suppliers to Product).

Responsibilities

• Maintain Product Integrity.
• Multidisciplinary Team Cooperation and Coordination.
• BOM Creation.
• Stack-Up Analysis.
• Risk evaluation for engineering changes/deviations.
• Support new program/engineering changes/launch.
• Implement engineering changes proposed by suppliers.
• Support Manufacturing Process Changes.
• Point of contact for suppliers (design related discussions).
• VAVE support.

Skills

Automotive experience

Multidisciplinary team leadership

DFMEA / PFMEA

Process knowledge

GD&T

Root cause analysis

Statistics / Data analysis

CAD proficiency

Verbal and written communication

Job description

Rivian Automotive in Normal, Illinois seeks a Mechanical/Mechatronic/Electrical Engineer with automotive experience to bridge Series Engineering and Operations & Manufacturing Engineering for driveline powertrain production. You will lead design changes, support new programs, and coordinate with suppliers to maintain product integrity.

Role requires 3–5 years in automotive engineering, strong DFMEA/PFMEA, GD&T, and CAD skills.