Sr. Battery Design Engineer

Engineer responsible for design, release, and product management of battery pack components

• Support ESS Integration Engineering Team for development of all Rivian battery pack components

• Lead CAD development for battery pack components

• Manage PLM Battery System and component attribute data in Enovia, including tracking mass roll-ups.

• Support CAD design reviews as necessary

• Ensure drafting, tolerance stack analysis, and GD&T are completed for Battery components.

• Manage supplier through product development to ensure parts meet fit, form, and function for applications

• Support BOM management activities based on variant and date/ milestone effectivity

• Support component interface analysis, DVA, clash checks

• Support ongoing product development efforts for cost reduction and design improvements

• 5+ years industry experience or 3+ years with Master’s degree.

• Experience work with vehicle team integrating product in vehicle

• Familiarity with lithium ion cell chemistries and form factors.

• Design experience for injection molding, forming/stamping, casting, extrusion, and composite layup.

• Understanding of battery system architectures

• Strong fluids and thermodynamics background with working knowledge of energy conversion and heat transfer.

• Experience with automotive powertrain requirements, load cases, and standards.

• Experience with release engineering including CAD design, GD&T, and PLM interface.

• Strong oral and written communication for supplier engagement, program timing, and project management.

• Experience with automotive DVP&R cycle, requirements management, and issue tracking – JIRA, JAMA, IQ-RM

• CATIA V6 (3Dx) and Enovia proficiency

• MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project) proficiency