Senior Design Release Engineer
Irvine, CA
Full Time
Experienced
JOB DESCRIPTION
Must Have:
Preferred:
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of lighting components as required to execute Rivian’s vehicle development plan.
- Lead change control, technical issue resolution and program Engineering deliverables for sub- components.
- Coordinate, support and/or create 3D designs to package sub-components into vehicle’s environment.
- Execute structural analysis on designs.
- Prepare 2D drawings of designs.
- Support new component interfaces and work with Purchasing and other engineers through development and approval of new-tooled components.
- Support Design Reviews and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) analyses.
- Maintain parts and assemblies through change control and final release.
- Provide internal support on responses for cost studies.
- Track engineering issues to support regularly occurring open concerns/issues reviews.
- Review Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) documents for design adherence.
- Collaborate with Design Verification Process and Report (DVP&R) team to validate requirements.
- Develop and maintain program-specific Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEAs).
- Develop continuous design improvement proposals.
- Support vehicle assembly builds from initial prototype through full production launch.
- Prepare engineering releases/attributes in ENOVIA.
- Gather and submit testing asset requests to Supplier through Purchasing.
- Assist with Concession requests and Concerns feedback.
- Submit Device Transmittals to Low Voltage harness team.
- Coordinate validation efforts between Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, as well as internal departments.
- Review and approve Design Validation Plans and reports.
- Interface with Technical Program Managers to provide summary snapshots of program imperatives (part timing, part maturity, release status, validation status, etc.) as required by Program Team.
Must Have:
- 10+ years of experience in related component design, release, and industrialization (Body Ligthting components).
- Advanced CAD knowledge; CATIA V5 / V6 strongly preferred
- Detailed knowledge of relevant manufacturing techniques / processes for both low- and high-volume production
- Experience in DFMEA, DVP&R and PFMEA
- - Knowledge of an automotive design and development process, system requirements, and general engineering best practices
- Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analyses
Preferred:
- Managing BOM content attributes in PLM/SAP systems (ENOVIA direct experience preferred)
- Managing BOM variants and facilitating part revisions through approval and implementation processes
- Working with Manufacturing teams and suppliers to understand and implement DFA / DFM learnings
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