Sr. Component Engineer

The role

The Component Engineer will manage electronic component selection and maintain the part library. This role supports hardware designs for current and next generation Rivian electric vehicles.

What you will do

• Responsible for Electrical Components library maintenance from component engineering point of view.
• Support component engineering team to implement multi-sourcing in design and manufacturing flows.
• Drive part life cycle maintenance.
• Partner with Purchasing and Program Management teams regarding part availability, cost, and planned build dates.
• Support design engineering in the selection of electronic components.
• Generate Internal Part Numbers for new part requests in the Arena PLM database.
• Scrub Bill of Materials to ensure compliance to application requirements.
• Manage the supply chain lifecycle for electronic components.
• Support supply chain during clear to build reviews by identifying alternate components.
• Report weekly status to management on progress and risks.

Required qualifications

• Experience in component engineering, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Prior experience in RF, Passives, and emerging technologies in Automotive.
• Prior experience in analyzing and evaluating new or improved electronic components.
• Understanding of Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) and ECAD tools (Altium, OrCAD).
• Knowledge of AEC-Q qualification process.
• Electrical Engineering Design/Test background.
• Altium and Cadence Experience.

Benefits

• competitive base salary
• annual company performance bonus program
• equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• health coverage
• retirement savings
• time off
• family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders. They address the challenges of electric vehicles through technology for software-defined vehicles.