Resident Engineer - Exteriors

Rivian Rivian · Auto · Normal, IL · Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Resident Engineer for Rivian's Exteriors team, focusing on launching and refining exterior systems from prototype to production. Responsibilities include issue resolution, cross-functional collaboration, and driving continuous improvement in quality, cost, and delivery for vehicle programs.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support launch activities and production ramp across Exterior Trim systems.
  2. Communicate effectively across various internal groups
  3. Be the first point of contact for all issues found on the builds and resolve, calling in support from the design engineers and Managers when required.
  4. Responsible for delivery of Exterior Trim engineering requirements from the prototype phase through to stable production.
  5. Represent Exterior Trim Engineering with the plant team during launch, maintaining strong inter-departmental relationships amongst the other teams.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
  • 2+ years of experience in an engineering role related to Exterior Trim manufacturing equipment and processes
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • CAD design experience for Exterior Trim commodities
  • Understanding of GD&T/variation management in an industrial environment
  • Experience delivering multiple vehicle programs to production
  • Experience in Exterior Trim commodities
  • Ability to drive and solve complex problems using advanced problem-solving techniques
  • Strong understanding of the first-principles physics of your system
  • CATIA V6
  • Proficient with Google Workspace products

Nice to have

  • Exterior Trim manufacturing equipment and processes preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • Exterior Trim manufacturing equipment and processes preferred
  • Experience delivering multiple vehicle programs to production, with specific experience in Exterior Trim commodities
  • Able to drive and solve complex problems, using advanced problem-solving techniques to determine containment, root cause analysis, countermeasure, and lessons learned.