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Sr. Staff Engineer - Product Development Systems
$196,000 - $245,000/Yr
Rivian - Irvine, CA
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Senior
Irvine, CA
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
About the position
The Sr. Staff Engineer - Product Development Systems at Rivian is responsible for developing and deploying process improvements across the product development organization. This role involves collaborating with various teams to identify opportunities for enhancing the quality, efficiency, and speed of the product development process, requiring a deep understanding of product development methodologies and a high level of motivation to deliver measurable improvements.
Responsibilities
- Identification of gaps, inefficiencies and other opportunities across the organization through broad x-functional collaboration
- Development of a process improvement roadmap aligned with business priorities and reinforcing organizational values
- Development and utilization of data to prioritize projects and communicate process effectiveness
- Project management through entire lifecycle of project deliverables
- Organizational change management leadership supporting improvement activities
- Communication across the organization of roadmap, priorities and best practices
- Process expert within Rivian, providing direction and training to colleagues within the day-to-day workspace and championing optimism throughout the organization
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering discipline, computer science, or equivalent STEM subject
- 10+ years experience within automotive product development or similar field
- 5+ years experience in process development methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, or similar
- Open minded, adventurous and curious mindset
- Collaborative & results driven approach
- Self-motivated with high level of attention to detail
- Masterful ability to mediate cross functional discussions and shape outcome aligned with overall objectives
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Equal opportunity employer
- Accessible hiring process for persons with disabilities
