Sr. Manager Test & Development at Rivian Automotive in Irvine, CA

We operate development centers in Plymouth, Michigan; Southern California (Irvine, Carson & LA); Silicon Valley (San Jose and Palo Alto); Vancouver, British Columbia; and Surrey, England; as well as a manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois.

This is what you’ll do:

• Manage engineering test and development teams specific to program or local site. Includes test planning, vehicle management, instrumentation, and test facility responsibility.
• Provide direction on technical issue resolution.
• Ensure prototype vehicle fleet uptime for the given program or locality.
• Support cross-functional testing and development activities with local software and hardware engineering teams.
• Manage Requirements and DVP test planning for an assigned program.
• Communicate technical status of program or location effectively.
• Build, develop, and maintain a strong team, ensuring they are adequately supported.
• Develop relationships across the business and externally to ensure the work of the team influences the vehicle and industry in a positive manner.
• Assist team in testing vehicles and the problem-solving process using first principals engineering.

This is what you’ll need:

• Clear understanding of test planning and management with experience in durability, reliability, and general development
• 12+ years of Engineering experience with at least one program launch
• Strong leadership behaviors, ideally with direct team building and management experience
• Efficent communication with executive level and the ability to make timely informed decisions
• Testing and troubleshooting experience is an asset
• Proven track record of ability to define, manage and deliver plans