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Staff Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Electro Mechanical

Rivian · Irvine, CA

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Level
Senior
Team
Reliability
Base pay
$154k–$193k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
7+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior reliability role at Rivian (automotive) in Irvine, CA. ○ Provide early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure new products meet design requirements.

They ask for
7+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, GD&T, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation, Welding, Casting
Base pay
$154k–$193k

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Reliability Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$169k. This one lists $154k–$193k.

Median of the low and high ends of 69 live postings that list pay, out of 147 reliability engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 146 other live reliability postings in California.

Base pay
About 22% above similar roles

Typical $115k–$169k, from 67 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (7+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 71%
  • ✓ New product launch 41%
  • FMEA 40%
  • ✓ Automation 30%
  • ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 28%
  • ✓ Tooling 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, SolidWorks, CATIA / NX, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 7+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Rivian in Irvine

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Responsibilities

● Design for Manufacturing: ○ Work side by side with mechanical design engineers to ensure manufacturability of electro-mechanical assemblies. ○ Provide early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure new products meet design requirements. ○ Develop design rules that align with vendor and contract manufacturer (CM) capabilities. ○ Ensure product designs align with the operational capabilities and manufacturing processes of external partners. ● Automation and Process Development: ○ Drive process optimizations and efficiency improvements through state-of-the-art automation. ○ Provide direction and mentorship to third-party machine/automation suppliers and CMs as the primary technical leader. ○ Organize cross-functional reviews of machine requirements, equipment designs, and system capabilities. ○ Drive machine qualification including correlation, process capability (Cp/Cpk), and Gage Repeatability / Reproducibility (GR&R). ● Supplier Engagement and Industrialization: ○ Act as the primary technical liaison with contract manufacturers and key suppliers for electro-mechanical assemblies, both domestically and internationally. ○ Evaluate and approve manufacturing processes, fixtures, and tooling to ensure robust process validation and production readiness (NPI). ○ Define and implement robust methodologies for workmanship, maintenance, and data retention (traceability) with CMs. ○ Drive yield improvement initiatives, implement process controls, and lead root cause analysis/corrective actions for quality issues. ○ Implement data-driven approaches to identify and resolve manufacturing bottlenecks to ensure CM capacity meets production requirements. ○ Communicate project status, technical risks, and mitigation plans effectively across cross-functional teams and leadership.

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About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. 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. Role Summary The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) will play a critical role in bringing Rivian's cutting-edge electromechanical assemblies from design to high-volume production. This individual will be a key interface between our internal design teams, contract manufacturers (CMs), and equipment suppliers, ensuring that our products are manufactured on time, at high yield, reliably, and cost-effectively. This role will be equal parts design for manufacturing, automation development, supplier engagement, and industrialization efforts.

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