Senior TPM: ECU Reliability & Durability Validation

Rivian VW Group; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Bonus program

Health coverage

Retirement savings

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own planning, coordination, and execution of R&D validation programs for ECU hardware. You will bridge test engineers, hardware design, internal labs, and third-party facilities, translating milestones into actionable test schedules and driving issues to closure.

In this role, you’ll focus on reliability testing across Infotainment, Connectivity, and Zonal controllers, requiring hands-on hardware validation

Qualifications

• 4+ years in technical program management, test engineering, or validation coordination in automotive, aerospace, or consumer electronics.
• BS/MS in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience developing and maintaining DVP&R and reliability test plans aligned to automotive standards (ISO 16750, AEC-Q, IEC 60068).

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain reliability and durability validation program schedules; align milestones with ECU and vehicle-level gates.
• Coordinate test execution across internal labs and third-party facilities; manage capacity and sample flow.
• Develop and maintain DVP&R test plans; ensure coverage of thermal cycling, vibration, shock, humidity, corrosion, and life testing.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to schedule, lab availability, sample readiness, and failure closure.
• Support test readiness reviews with ECU TPMs, ensuring infrastructure, samples, and procedures are ready for each gate.
• Create and maintain artifacts: trackers, status reports, risk registers, and gate review packages.
• Drive continuous improvement of test planning processes and coordination workflows.

Skills

Technical PM

Test engineering

Validation coordination

Jira & Confluence

Communication

Travel availability

Education

Electrical/Systems Engineering degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own planning, coordination, and execution of R&D validation programs for ECU hardware. You will bridge test engineers, hardware design, internal labs, and third-party facilities, translating milestones into actionable test schedules and driving issues to closure.

In this role, you’ll focus on reliability testing across Infotainment, Connectivity, and Zonal controllers, requiring hands-on hardware validation