Senior Manager, Electronics Characterization

Rivian Automotive

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About Us

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary

The Electronics Test and Validation team owns the module-level validation testing

for all R|V Tech electronic control units (ECUs). It is our responsibility to make

sure R|VTech electronics are designed and manufactured correctly. With this goal

in mind, we develop scalable tools, processes, hardware, and software solutions

deployed for characterization, validation, and manufacturing.

In this role, you will be a technical manager for a team of electrical engineers and

technicians with the crucial role of owning the electrical characterization of

vehicle electronics. You’ll work crossfunctionally to ensure that our electronics are

designed to meet functional and performance requirements

Responsibilities

  • Hiring, leading, and mentoring an expert team of electrical characterization
  • engineers and technicians
  • Develop detailed characterization test plans for ECU programs with input
  • from reliability and design teams
  • Lead the execution of test plans during the different phases of design and
  • validation
  • Own test coverage reports and test data analysis
  • Oversee engineers, technicians, and external partners performing bench-
  • level characterization at IC and PCBA levels
  • Provide early feedback to design engineers regarding design decisions and
  • their testability
  • Develop and present Design for Testability (DFT) reports for ECU designs
  • Coordinate test resources and own test schedules to communicate status
  • with upper management and cross-functional teams
  • Lead the cross-functional effort to root cause non-compliance test results
  • during testing by leveraging data analysis to identify and address underlying
  • issues

Qualifications

  • BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical Engineering or related
  • field
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in electronics characterization and
  • validation testing 5+ years of experience managing and leading a team of engineers and technicians
  • 5+ years of experience managing and leading a team of engineers and
  • technicians
  • Experience using lab instrumentation like oscilloscopes, power supplies,
  • electronic loads, digital multimeters, etc
  • Knowledge of automation tools to speed up test execution and reporting
  • Experience in data analysis and report generation using Python
  • Extreme sense of ownership and responsibility for the overall quality and functionality of electronic components and systems developed by R|V Tech.

Nice To Have :

  • Experience using SQL
  • Experience with Databricks or similar data management environment
  • Experience with automated test equipment

Company Statements

Equal Opportunity

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian and VW Group Technologies (“Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies”) may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please see our Candidate Data Privacy Notice (English) and Candidate Data Privacy Notice (Serbian) for more information.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.

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