Staff Mechanical Engineer Body Structures #SMEBS21RG
Engineering
Staff Mechanical Engineer Body Structures with Rivian Automotive, LLC in Irvine, CA. Responsible for the development & release of Body Structures content. Telecommuting permitted. Domestic travel required 25% of the time to Rivian Plant in Normal, IL. Multiple positions open.
Requirements: Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field & 3 years of [or a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field & 5 years of] experience with automotive design & development process. Experience must include: Managing structures component systems & tradeoffs among design, package, function, & customer experience; Applying knowledge of structures materials include Aluminium, Steel, Composites, Fiber reinforced plastics & Moldings; Using CAD design & manufacturing process of body structures content include extrusions, castings, stampings, forgings, injection moldings, pres-moldings, compression moldings, VIM, RIM, RTM; Working with DFMEAs, DVPs & Functional Safety requirements; Providing support & delivering DFM input into design process for RFT releases; Supporting manufacturing, assembly & MP&L teams during product launches; & Supporting supplier selection & development in collaboration with purchasing & commercial teams.