Role SummaryThe Sr. Quality Engineer, Complete Vehicle Quality, will be a cross-functional role that ties together Customer Quality, Service Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations Organizations. In this role, you will partner with the Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Production Control, Manufacturing & Process Engineering team to deliver high-quality vehicles to our customers.
Responsibilities- Collaborate with various cross-functional teams to ensure the Manufacturing facility implements and maintains all requisite controls for the detection, containment, and prevention of quality issues
- Actively identify and address high-risk issues originating from various sources, including Service Quality data, Internal control gates, and Operations reports
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine the root cause of intricate technical challenges
- Work with the Engineering team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure process capability is effective to meet product requirements
- Develop Inspection plans
- Develop inspection work instructions for Quality Gates, basing them on established specifications, industry standards, and the voice of the customer
- Monitor and steer systematic problems through the operations system (Rivian Concern System)
- Provide validation for deviations and containment actions implemented within the factory
- to address critical quality issues
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent
- 4+ years of quality experience in manufacturing or engineering environments
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain testing methods for detection, diagnostics and investigation for quality issues
- Demonstrated project management skills and high-level summary for plant quality awareness
- Production Operations Knowledge and real life experience solving Buzz, Squeak, and Rattle(BSR) and Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) problems at complete vehicle level
- Advanced problem solving tool experience
- Understanding of complex production lines and urgency of escalation, investigation and resources to operate with production control, material handling, supply chain, engineering, and production team
- Hands-on experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and testing methodologies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (8D or similar method problem-solving experience) ~ SIX SIGMA Green Belt is a Plus
- Demonstrated experience with GD&T
- Proficient in MS Office, CAD, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) is a plus
- Must be able to travel at least 20%, travel may increase in time
- Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Team player - ability to work in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous, multi-cultural environment with cross-functional teams
Pay DisclosureSalary Range for Illinois Based Applicants: The salary range for this position is $98,500 - $123,100 for Illinois based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.
The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.
Benefits Summary: We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian's 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.
You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than August 10, 2026.
