Staff Engineer, Vehicle Ergonomics & Occupant Design

Rivian Automotive; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Health insurance

Job summary

Rivian Automotive in Irvine, California is seeking an experienced ergonomics engineer to drive key human factors requirements for Rivian's electric vehicles. You will lead occupant packaging activities from concept through production, collaborating with design, engineering and prototyping teams.

Responsibilities include defining ergonomics standards, running user clinics, validating occupant positioning, updating digital human models and benchmarking dimensions.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Design or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in automotive industry.
• Experience with occupant packaging standards and guidelines.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and certification requirements.
• Experience with CATIA V5 or V6.
• Experience with posture prediction software such as RAMSIS.
• Travel: at least quarterly.
• Working Hours: 8am–5pm.

Responsibilities

• Define and validate ergonomics requirements for a vehicle program.
• Coordinate and operate user clinics to evaluate ergonomics and human factors performance.
• Conduct physical tests and measurement procedures to validate occupant positioning.
• Work with prototyping team to develop physical properties for ergonomics evaluation.
• Define key occupant dimensional targets.
• Create and maintain digital human analog models.
• Analyze vehicle designs to ensure compliance with ergonomics requirements.
• Perform benchmarking analyses and maintain database of dimensional benchmarks.
• Drive a culture of exceptional product quality and safety.

Skills

Ergonomics

Human factors

Vehicle packaging

Education

B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial design or equivalent

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

RAMSIS

Job description

Rivian Automotive in Irvine, California is seeking an experienced ergonomics engineer to drive key human factors requirements for Rivian's electric vehicles. You will lead occupant packaging activities from concept through production, collaborating with design, engineering and prototyping teams.

Responsibilities include defining ergonomics standards, running user clinics, validating occupant positioning, updating digital human models and benchmarking dimensions.