Rivian · 3 days ago
Sr. Design for Reliability Engineer, Electrical Systems
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
1+ years expRivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever, focusing on emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles. The role involves driving the Design-for-Reliability strategy for the vehicle's electrical systems, collaborating with design and validation teams to ensure robust product development.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Drive the Design-for-Reliability (DfR) strategy for the vehicle's electrical systems and supporting components, ensuring reliability is integrated from the initial concept phase through to mass production
Collaborate with world-class design and validation teams to develop creative, non-traditional solutions for the most challenging reliability and performance problems
Act as the primary reliability development expert for critical electrical systems of the vehicle
Set and communicate Reliability requirements and targets for components, subsystems, and assemblies
Analyze usage and environmental conditions to improve requirement setting and testing methods
Facilitate Design FMEA sessions to drive reliable design choices and improve validation test planning
Participate in design reviews and facilitate the reliability section of the design review
Develop reliability design guidelines and apply reliability lessons learned to enable continuous improvement
Devise accelerated test methods to explore design margins and grow reliability efficiently
Partner with the simulation teams to assess problem areas before physical parts are available for testing
Specify reliability validation plans for components and subsystems using a physics of failure approach
Provide guidance on sample size requirements and duration for reliability testing by utilizing reliability statistics
Facilitate failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing
Assess and clearly communicate risk at each phase of the reliability program
Research failure mechanisms of new technologies and applications. Create designed experiments (DOE) to explore alternative choices on materials, processes, and designs
Influence supplier selection for higher reliability and provide clear guidance on reliability requirements and demonstration to suppliers
Develop Ongoing Reliability Testing strategies
Be the gatekeeper of reliability risk throughout product development and drive activities to successfully burn-down risk before SOP
Partner with Field Reliability and Failure Analysis to assure reliability lessons learned are incorporated into future products
Qualification
Required
Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.)
Experience: One or more years of industry experience in a dedicated reliability engineering role is preferred. (Role level will be determined by experience and qualifications.)
Core Skills: Strong technical aptitude and proven interest in reliability engineering
Team Leadership: Experience facilitating Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) and leading cross-functional teams
Programming & Statistics: Working knowledge of a coding language (preferably Python) and statistical software for reliability analysis, such as JMP or ReliaSoft
Culture: Commitment to contributing to a respectful, inclusive, and inspiring team environment
Electrical Fundamentals: Good understanding of Electrical Engineering fundamentals from ability to read schematic and aware of component functionality for both low voltage and high voltage
Physics of Failure (PoF): Expertise in the Physics of Failure for electrical system failure modes, particularly at the component level
Degradation Modeling: Understanding of degradation models development, material behavior and ability to leverage data science to apply the modeling
Preferred
Understanding of Highly Accelerated Testing methods and governing equations for different types of failure mechanisms
Experience with deploying reliability testing guidelines and inventing new ways of testing
Good understanding of reliability statistics including Weibull Analysis
Expertise in accelerated-life-test development methods
Working knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM, CT, X-Ray, EDS
Benefits
Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.
Company
Rivian
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$21.93BKey Investors
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2025-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2024-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $6.6B
2024-05-02Grant· $827M
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Robert Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer
Claire McDonough
Chief Financial Officer
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