Senior TPM for ECU Reliability & Durability Validation

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in RSUs

Annual performance bonus

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead reliability and durability validation for ECU hardware across infotainment, connectivity, and zonal controllers. You will bridge test engineers, hardware teams, labs, and external facilities to deliver on-time validation programs.

This role emphasizes hands-on hardware validation, strong program management instincts, and cross-team influence to drive complex test programs to successful completion, with

Qualifications

• Experience with ECU/PCBA reliability and durability testing methods.
• Familiarity with automotive standards (ISO 16750, AEC‑Q, IEC 60068).
• Experience with DVP&R documents and reliability test plans.
• Ability to manage multi-workstream validation programs.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain reliability and durability validation program schedules; align test milestones with ECU and vehicle-level program gates across all xVT maturity phases.
• Coordinate test execution across internal labs and third-party facilities; manage capacity, sample allocation, and sequencing.
• Develop and maintain the R&D validation test plan (DVP&R) for assigned ECU programs, ensuring coverage of thermal cycling, vibration, shock, humidity, corrosion, and accelerated life testing.
• Identify, elevate, and actively drive mitigation of program risks related to test schedule, lab availability, sample readiness, and failure closure.
• Support test readiness reviews with ECU TPMs, confirming that R&D test infrastructure, samples, and procedures are in place ahead of each program gate.
• Author and maintain test coordination artifacts: program trackers, status reports, risk registers, and gate review packages for internal and partner audiences.
• Drive continuous improvement of R&D test planning processes, coordination workflows, and reporting practices across the ECU validation team.

Skills

Program management

Test engineering

Validation coordination

Electrical/Systems engineering

Technical communication

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead reliability and durability validation for ECU hardware across infotainment, connectivity, and zonal controllers. You will bridge test engineers, hardware teams, labs, and external facilities to deliver on-time validation programs.

This role emphasizes hands-on hardware validation, strong program management instincts, and cross-team influence to drive complex test programs to successful completion, with