This role functions as the connective tissue between technical engineering and operational execution, ensuring vehicle programs stay on schedule. You will serve as a strategic facilitator, navigating high-level trade-offs across the supply chain and manufacturing while maintaining the accountability needed for issue resolution. Beyond coordination, you are expected to be a data-driven problem solver who optimizes internal toolchains and root-causes systemic issues to improve reporting
accuracy. Ultimately, you act as a vital deputy to program leadership, translating raw engineering challenges into streamlined, automated processes that support executive decision-making .
- Drive Programs & Engineering teams to ensure succinct delivery of the below processes:
- Change management
- Issue management
- Product documentation and release
- Own, host and orchestrate key program forums assisting chief engineers & vehicle line directors navigating key decisions on the program.
- Facilitate the trade-off decisions between Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, & Service.
- Deepdive engineering and operations issues in order to root cause error states, helping to derive longer term solutions.
- Communicate with & train business teams where required who need to interface with key processes.
- Develop and improve automation in a variety of toolchains such as excel, Jira, Hex (python / SQL) to increase reporting efficiency and data visualization capability
- Drive continuous improvement of program processes through the use of key KPI’s and metrics
- Deliver key program management reports for enabling leadership decision making.
- Act as the neutral "enforcer" for the Chief Engineers, holding workstream leads accountable for deliverables discussed in key forums to prevent meeting-to-meeting drift.
- 3+ years experience in product development program management, engineering, supply chain, or vehicle operations.
- BS in Engineering, or similar technical degree
- Comfortable coordinating wide groups of people
- Hands on, open minded attitude
- Adventurous and curious mindset
- Diligent, tenacious attitude
The salary range for this role is $121,500-151,900 for Southern California based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.
The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.
You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than April 24, 2026.