Senior Vehicle Lab Technician — Testing & Maintenance

Rivian Automotive; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Rivian Automotive in California is seeking an Engineering Technician for the Vehicle Engineering Labs to support operations and maintenance of vehicle testing facilities. You will coordinate with customers and focus on continuous improvement of testing and maintenance processes.

You will install instrumentation, support daily testing, and help implement preventive maintenance across multiple labs, contributing to environmental health and safety compliant procedures.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of automotive- or aerospace-related testing experience.
• Experience operating and maintaining climate chamber and chassis dynamometer facilities preferred.
• Strong technical and mechanical aptitude with automotive and electrified powertrain vehicles preferred.
• Fabrication, wiring, and building control system troubleshooting experience.
• Proven problem-solving and independent root-cause analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of testing facilities.
• Develop, document, and implement testing and maintenance procedures in line with EHS requirements.
• Install instrumentation, test equipment and components on prototype vehicles per specifications.
• Provide daily operational and test execution support across multiple facilities.
• Plan and execute preventive maintenance activities.

Skills

Automotive testing

Mechanical aptitude

Problem-solving

Communication

Documentation

Independent work

Teamwork

Automotive tech interest

Tools

Climate chamber

Chassis dynamometer

Test instrumentation

Job description

Rivian Automotive in California is seeking an Engineering Technician for the Vehicle Engineering Labs to support operations and maintenance of vehicle testing facilities. You will coordinate with customers and focus on continuous improvement of testing and maintenance processes.

You will install instrumentation, support daily testing, and help implement preventive maintenance across multiple labs, contributing to environmental health and safety compliant procedures.