Senior TPM: ECU Reliability & Durability Validation

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity in RSUs

Health coverage

Retirement savings

Time off

Family planning programs

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies in California seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own planning and execution of R&D validation programs for ECU products, ensuring reliability across environmental tests.

You will connect test engineers, hardware teams, internal labs, and external facilities, translating milestones into actionable schedules and surfacing risks early for timely closure.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical program management or validation coordination in automotive, aerospace, or electronics.
• Bachelor or Master in Electrical/Mechanical or Systems Engineering.
• Hands-on familiarity with ECU/PCBA reliability and durability test methods.
• Experience with DVP&R documents and automotive standards (ISO 16750, AEC‑Q, IEC 60068).
• Proven ability to manage multi-workstream validation programs and cross-team dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain reliability and durability validation program schedules across ECU programs.
• Coordinate test execution across internal labs and third‑party facilities; manage capacity and samples.
• Develop and maintain DVP&R and test plans ensuring coverage of thermal cycling, vibration, humidity, and HALT.
• Identify, escalate, and drive mitigation of risks related to test schedule, labs, and failure closure.
• Support test readiness reviews with TPMs, ensuring infrastructure and samples are in place for gates.
• Author and maintain program trackers, status reports, risk registers, and gate review packages.
• Drive continuous improvement of R&D test planning and reporting practices.

Skills

Technical program management

Test engineering

Validation coordination

Cross-team coordination

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Systems Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies in California seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own planning and execution of R&D validation programs for ECU products, ensuring reliability across environmental tests.

You will connect test engineers, hardware teams, internal labs, and external facilities, translating milestones into actionable schedules and surfacing risks early for timely closure.