Rivian · 10 hours ago
Sr. Engineering Technician, Electrical Prototypes
US-CA-Irvine
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$33.31/hr - $55.46/hrRivian is a joint venture company focused on innovative electric vehicle technology. They are seeking a proactive Electrical Prototyping Specialist to build, commission, and maintain electrical prototypes while resolving complex electrical issues through collaborative problem-solving.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Wiring Harness Prototyping – You will interpret early prototype level pinouts, diagrams, or drawings to build
“first of their kind” harnesses and electrical subsystems, then support subsequent debugging and design verification
Collaborate closely with all requesting teams for harness prototype work (First contact for Palo Alto requests, supporting role for Waterworks requests)
Evaluate initial request and clarify informational or technical gaps in the request
Build harnesses as requested
Test and ensure harnesses meet expectation of the requestor and the application
Vehicle Prototyping and Testing – You will support with building and planning of electrical vehicle-level updates, modifications, and testing equipment provisioning
Collaborate closely with all requesting teams for harness prototype work (First contact for Palo Alto requests, supporting role for Waterworks requests)
Evaluate initial request and clarify informational or technical gaps in the request
Perform updates to the vehicle as requested
If larger project, may provide hands-on leadership to other team members supporting in the task (must remain deeply involved)
Remain in close communication with the requestor regarding project status, estimated date of completion, blockers, and areas where we require their support. (If project is large enough to need a PM, then collaborate with PM on ownership of these tasks)
Test and ensure update meets expectation of the requestor and the application
Perform and plan iterations as needed
Root Cause Challenging Issues – You will diagnose, and root cause a wide variety of electrical issues which arise from evolving development across harness, ECUs, and software
Ability to join any electrical system level diagnostic issue at any point and any magnitude and lead the diagnostic effort by breaking the known issues down to a methodical and technically sound approach
Execute on diagnostic approach outlined above and find the issue/s down to a specific wiring issue (incorrect pinout, incorrect wire size, etc), or isolate to a module or device level failure (CGM not functional)
Can assist more junior technicians on how to layout an approach to diagnostics as laid out in first bullet point
Drive System Issues to Resolution – You will exhibit the technical and leadership skills to drive resolutions from the root causes, by sharing information to relevant teams across the company
Ability to root cause issue, document the issue in a method that is understandable and shareable to the relevant parties
Share information with relevant stakeholders and drivers and ensure they have all necessary technical information and context to drive a resolution on their side
Mentorship – You will train and mentor colleagues in areas of high aptitude and maintain an attitude of growing those around you
Find opportunities to grow technicians on the team by teaching them your skillsets. Find opportunistic projects to pull technicians into to align with their interests, team interests, and project opportunity
Provide close support to the technician in a constructive and collaborative way to build their skillset while maintaining committed delivery dates and quality on projects
Collaborative Problem Solving– You will work closely and collaborate with all relevant teams across the company to drive solutions
Upon cross team technical or programmatic issues that arise, work across teams and organizations in a collaborative way to solve problems together
Demonstrate supportive and creative problem solving regardless of “who’s job it is” to reach the best solution
Keep leadership on the team closely informed of support occurring outside of core areas (daily) in order to help prioritize tasks and cross team support as needed
Qualification
Required
Proactive and detail-oriented Electrical Prototyping Specialist
Ability to build, commission, and maintain 'first-of-their-kind' wiring harnesses and HIL subsystem assets
Experience in interpreting early prototype level pinouts, diagrams, or drawings
Ability to evaluate initial requests and clarify informational or technical gaps
Experience in building harnesses as requested and testing to ensure they meet expectations
Experience in supporting vehicle-level updates, modifications, and testing equipment provisioning
Ability to perform updates to the vehicle as requested
Experience in diagnosing and root causing a wide variety of electrical issues
Ability to lead diagnostic efforts and break down known issues methodically
Experience in documenting issues in an understandable and shareable manner
Ability to train and mentor colleagues in areas of high aptitude
Experience in collaborative problem solving across teams
Expected to have electrical skillset by formal training and experience or significant experience without formal education
Specialized in two or more areas: electrical harness building, electrical device work, electrical diagnostics, or vehicle level electrical experience
Ability to lead low to medium complexity projects within team domains
Ability to identify technical risks and escalate to on-team leadership
Benefits
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, and Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies covers most of the premiums.
Company
Rivian
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
Founded in 2009
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$21.93BKey Investors
Volkswagen GroupUS Department of EnergyIllinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
2025-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2024-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $6.6B
2024-05-02Grant· $827M
Leadership Team
Robert Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer
Claire McDonough
Chief Financial Officer
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