Senior High-Voltage Battery TPM

Rivian; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian in California is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager, Battery Pack and Cell within the Energy Storage Systems organization, to serve as technical driver and cross-functional orchestrator across cell chemistry, pack integration, and vehicle programs.

You will manage the high-voltage battery program from concept to serial production, coordinating mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, and safety teams, and maintaining budgets, timelines, and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technology field.

Responsibilities

• Own the high-voltage battery pack and cell program through the development process, managing gates across Architecture, Concept, Serial Production and Launch.
• Develop and integrate cell and pack timelines into the vehicle program, ensuring milestones, design releases, prototypes, and testing checkpoints are met.
• Define battery checkpoint deliverables in detail and plan resources to achieve milestone targets.
• Collaborate with vehicle program, ESS systems, and stakeholders to define formal cell requirements and ensure flow-down to internal or external teams.
• Lead design and release activities, ensuring production release plans are executed and data releases controlled to prevent late releases.
• Coordinate DREs to ensure milestones and release plans are met, managing data releases into the system.
• Establish and manage supplier relationships, conduct PDT meetings, and track OIL with vendors to ensure part readiness.
• Lead change control, identify risks early, and drive corrective actions to keep critical paths on track.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

High-voltage battery

Analytical

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Chemistry

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Enovia

3DEXPERIENCE

Jama/Flow

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

Rivian in California is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager, Battery Pack and Cell within the Energy Storage Systems organization, to serve as technical driver and cross-functional orchestrator across cell chemistry, pack integration, and vehicle programs.

You will manage the high-voltage battery program from concept to serial production, coordinating mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, and safety teams, and maintaining budgets, timelines, and supplier relationships.