What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vehicle Verification and Validation Testing Lead position at Rivian?
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.
As the Vehicle Verification and Validation Testing Lead at Rivian, you will spearhead vehicle-level testing efforts for a new line of lightweight electric vehicles. This role encompasses both developmental and validation testing across various components such as drive units, batteries, inverters, displays, and low-voltage electronics, with full ownership of the testing process from start to finish. You will play a key role in ensuring that all products meet strict performance and reliability standards by developing, executing, and overseeing verification and validation methods. This includes setting up and conducting rigorous durability and environmental testing campaigns, as well as managing the status and progress of these efforts.
You will be responsible for establishing test strategies, determining sample sizes, and ensuring the necessary resources and materials are available. Additionally, you will oversee a fleet of test vehicles, ensuring proper software updates and data collection. As a leader, you will guide and support engineers and technicians, both internally and externally, ensuring test execution aligns with requirements and standards. You will also collaborate with development teams to provide insights and feedback, track and escalate issues, and maintain thorough traceability between requirements, test cases, and results.
You will define the functional requirements for Special Test Equipment (STE) and data acquisition systems, as well as analyze and report on test data to drive product refinement and improve quality attributes. Strong communication skills are essential for collaborating with suppliers, vendors, and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced development environment.
Lead vehicle level product testing, both developmental and validation, for a new line of very lightweight electric vehicles
In this role you will support testing of drive units, batteries, inverters, displays, and various low voltage electronics
Full ownership of end-to-end product validation testing at the vehicle level
Setting up and executing durability and environmental testing campaigns
Develop and write verification and validation test methods required to guarantee products meet product requirements and provide feedback to development teams
Developing and maintaining status and dashboards to inform on the progress of testing efforts
Determine strategy for testing product requirements, including how requirements will be tested, sample size, resource and material needs
Setup and Supervise fleet of vehicles and their data collection and ensure their software is up to date
Track, investigate and escalate issues by providing clear, well-structured, high-level updates
Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and results
Define the Special Test Equipment (STE) functional requirements and instrumentations, data acquisitions for test and validation efforts
Provide directions to test engineers and technicians (at internal labs and at 3rd party test labs) setting up and executing tests
Create summary reports for all tests conducted and provide data analytics of the data collected during testing
Qualifications:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of experience leading light weight mobility and/or electro-mechanical system validations
Experience in test planning and execution from program inception to final validation sign off
Understanding of industry validation standards
Expertise with environmental test set up and test error proofing
Expertise in instrumentation (thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, pressure gauges, flow meters)
Working knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN FD, SPI) and Vector tools
Experience with collaboration tools like JIRA, Confluence & requirements management tools like JAMA
High level of interpersonal and communication skills for relationships with suppliers and vendors
Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment
Help drive product refinement and quality characteristics and attributes
Self-motivated: Demonstrated ability to set direction and guide the team towards it
Hands-on approach: Proactively identifies and fills in gaps where needed
Ability to travel as needed
Experience with two wheeled vehicles such as mopeds, motorcycles, or e-bikes preferred
Company Statements:
Equal Opportunity
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