Senior Hardware Program Manager: From Concept to Production

Rivian; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 192,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Insurance benefits

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Technical Program Manager to bridge high-level product strategy and engineering execution within the Strategy & Planning team. You will lead cross-functional technical and business integration of new programs from concept through Concept Freeze, tackling hard problems and coordinating with engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and supply chain.

In this role you will conduct deep dives, build decision frameworks, and guide trade-offs to move a program

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Product Development or Industrial Engineering in hardware-heavy industries.
• Strong technical literacy to evaluate architecture and manufacturing trade-offs.
• Proficient in building structured decision frameworks and trade-off matrices.
• Ability to handle financial modeling.
• Strong communication skills for executive reviews.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to establish benchmarks, pricing studies, and volume sensitivities for early-stage programs.
• Identify and gather insights on key positioning elements and features that drive program volume and price targets.
• Manage the program business case inputs, including BOM COGS, non‑BOM costs (conversion, logistics, warranty), and investment envelopes.
• Lead deep dives with Advanced Product Development teams to develop early concepts.
• Facilitate cross-functional studies to identify mission-critical "one-way door" decisions, ensuring rapid iteration and data-driven technical direction.
• Build and maintain trade-off matrices and decision frameworks to resolve disconnects between product feature objectives and financial/technical constraints.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, and Logistics to develop operational strategies that support the product definition.
• Translate program cost targets into clear operational objectives for manufacturing footprint, logistics, and supply chain.
• Execute ad hoc technical and business analyses to support leadership decision-making, including value stream mapping, cash cycle, and make-vs-buy studies.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Hardware engineering understanding

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Technical Program Manager to bridge high-level product strategy and engineering execution within the Strategy & Planning team. You will lead cross-functional technical and business integration of new programs from concept through Concept Freeze, tackling hard problems and coordinating with engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and supply chain.

In this role you will conduct deep dives, build decision frameworks, and guide trade-offs to move a program