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at Rivian in Normal, Illinois, United States Job Description Staff Sustaining Reliability Engineers with Rivian Automotive, LLC in Normal, IL. Research and strategically implement vehicle, component, module, and system reliability testing to provide early detection of reliability issues during mass production through ongoing reliability testing, manufacturing validation testing, HASS testing and Burn In testing. Develop test methods and equipment to execute them. Develop post-test teardown analysis procedures and procure tooling and equipment to execute this activity. Document summary reports to communicate test and teardown analysis results. Work with quality, manufacturing engineering, design engineering, and process engineering to ensure manufacturing reliability; make recommendations to improve design and manufacturing processes. Assess manufacturing changes and risks and develop test plans to validate them. Strategic identification and prioritization of issues identified in reliability testing. Own escalation and root cause analysis for failures identified in tests. Support creation of a data system for continuous monitoring of articles under test and reporting results. Support creation of reporting system for test results and recurring overall program status reports for management review. Closed loop with field reliability team and data to ensure issues in field are captured in the manufacturing reliability program. Cascade reliability risks from the design and DFMEA to process PFMEA and control plan.

RQMTS:

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Automotive Systems Engineering or a closely related field and 2 years [or a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent as stated above and 5 years] of experience in any occupation involving test engineering.

Experience must include:

Reliability Testing, Highly Accelerated Stress Screening and governing equations for different types of failure mechanisms; Reliability statistics including Weibull Analysis; Root cause analysis techniques and physics of failure; Failure analysis techniques including optical microscopy, SEM, CT, X-Ray, and EDS; Documentation of test and teardown analysis; Using statistical software for reliability including JMP and ReliaSoft suite; Facilitating FMEAs and leading cross functional teams; Coding with python; Deploying reliability testing guidelines and inventing new ways of testing; and Developing custom test fixtures and testing plans.

Salary Range:

$156,000-$235,000/yr.

Benefits Summary:

Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Email resume to

Rivian Automotive, LLC, Attn:

Mobility, Job Ref #: SSKL26SSRE, hrmobility@rivian.com To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account