Senior Technical Program Manager Jobs in California

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary: Reliability is at the core of Electric Adventure Vehicles. We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager with experience in bringing products from the early concept stages to production. This role requires close collaboration with design, validation, and manufacturing teams to ensure the reliability program is executed efficiently and delivers the most robust products. If you are driven by leading complex cross-functional programs and ensuring proactive risk mitigation to achieve world-class product reliability, then we are looking for you.

Responsibilities: As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will own the end-to-end reliability program execution, focusing on all Rivian products, ensuring the Design for Reliability (DfR) process is integrated into the product development lifecycle from concept to production phases. You will work with a world-class team of reliability, design, and validation engineers to manage the schedule, resources, and technical deliverables required to achieve reliability targets. Drive alignment and be the key liaison for the reliability development program across a diverse set of subject matters and development teams.

Core responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and drive the master schedule for the DfR program, ensuring all reliability milestones are met within the development process.
• Drive the process for setting, cascading, and communicating Reliability requirements and targets for components, subsystems, and assemblies.
• Program-manage and track the execution of our DFMEA programs, ensuring resulting reliable design choices and validation test improvements are implemented and tracked to closure.
• Own the coordination and successful completion of the reliability section of all design reviews.
• Oversee the development of reliability design guidelines and the application of reliability lessons learned to enable continuous improvement.
• Assess, track, and clearly communicate reliability risk at each phase of the program, driving activities to successfully burn-down risk before SOP.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering/technology field. 4+ years of industry experience in a program management role focused on technical product development, with a strong background in reliability or related engineering disciplines. Understanding of automotive engineering release processes. Good knowledge of program management process and vehicle development timeline tools (e.g. Smartsheet). Experience creating and implementing new program management processes. Ability to work and communicate with cross functional teams. Ability to effectively manage multiple projects. A desire to contribute to a respectful, fun, inclusive and inspiring team culture.

Pay Disclosure: The salary range for this role is $132,100 - $165,100 for California 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. 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.