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Job Description
The Sr. Quality Engineer, Complete Vehicle Quality, will be a cross-functional role that ties together Customer Quality, Service Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations Organizations. In this role, you will partner with the Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Production Control, Manufacturing & Process Engineering team to deliver high-quality vehicles to our customers. Collaborate with various cross-functional teams to ensure the Manufacturing facility implements and maintains all requisite controls for the detection, containment, and prevention of quality issues Actively identify and address high-risk issues originating from various sources, including Service Quality data, Internal control gates, and Operations reports Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine the root cause of intricate technical challenges Work with the Engineering team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure process capability is effective to meet product requirements Develop Inspection plans Develop inspection work instructions for Quality Gates, basing them on established specifications, industry standards, and the voice of the customer Monitor and steer systematic problems through the operations system (Rivian Concern System) Provide validation for deviations and containment actions implemented within the factory to address critical quality issues Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent 4+ years of quality experience in manufacturing or engineering environments Demonstrated ability to build and maintain testing methods for detection, diagnostics and investigation for quality issues Demonstrated project management skills and high-level summary for plant quality awareness Production Operations Knowledge and complete vehicle experience - Understanding of complex production lines and urgency of escalation, investigation and resources to operate with production control, material handling, supply chain, engineering, and production team Hands-on experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and testing methodologies Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (8D or similar method problem-solving experience) ~
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Green Belt is a Plus Demonstrated experience with GD&T Proficient in MS Office, CAD, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) is a plus Must be able to travel at least 20%, travel may increase in time Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills Team player - ability to work in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous, multi-cultural environment with cross-functional teams