Staff Technical Program Manager, Electronics

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

Rivian is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager for electronics product development across the vehicle portfolio. This role owns complex, cross-functional hardware programs from early concept and development through vehicle integration, validation, and production readiness. You will connect Electrical Hardware, systems engineering, ADAS/Autonomy, firmware and software, vehicle integration, validation, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and external partners. You will establish clear plans and decision paths across custom sensor development, PCBAs, suppliers, and contract manufacturers, helping teams deliver robust technology to vehicle milestones.

Responsibilities

Own integrated program plans for both in-house and vendor electronics for sensor modules, including scope, requirements, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and production-readiness criteria. ● Lead cross-functional execution of in-house and vendor hardware development, coordinating electrical, RF, mechanical, systems, firmware, software, validation, and vehicle-integration workstreams. ● Translate system and vehicle needs into clear program deliverables, interfaces, milestones, and readiness gates; align teams on verification and validation plans. ● Drive technical reviews and decision-making, track actions to closure, and surface tradeoffs across performance, quality, cost, schedule, and product integration. ● Coordinate PCBA, ECU, sensor-module, and other electronics development with internal teams and external engineering partners. ● Plan and track prototype, development, and validation builds; align hardware availability, configuration, issue resolution, and vehicle-level dependencies. ● Lead supplier and contract-manufacturer engagements, including technical deliverables, design reviews, build plans, issue resolution, change control, escalations, and readiness tracking.

• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to support manufacturability, build readiness, and transition from development to production. ● Maintain clear program health reporting for stakeholders and leadership, including risks, assumptions, decisions, dependencies, recovery plans, and status against milestones. ● Improve program operating cadence and execution practices across multiple concurrent workstreams

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or hardware development in a complex product environment. ● Familiarity with automotive radar systems and radar sensor or module development. ● Experience in automotive product development, ideally with an OEM, Tier 1 supplier, ADAS, or vehicle-electronics program. ● Demonstrated success leading cross-functional hardware or electronics programs from development through production. ● Strong program-management fundamentals, including integrated planning, milestone tracking, risk and dependency management, issue escalation, and change control. ● Experience coordinating engineering, validation, manufacturing, and other partners across multiple workstreams. ● Ability to interpret engineering and program artifacts such as requirements, block diagrams, schematics, test plans, validation reports, and engineering changes. ● Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including the ability to align technical teams and brief leadership. ● Comfort operating in ambiguity, building structure, and driving decisions without complete information. ● Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred Qualifications ● Familiarity with PCBA development, including schematic and layout reviews, board bring-up, BOM maturity, validation, and manufacturing release. ● Experience leading custom development efforts from requirements and design through prototype builds, validation, and production release. ● Experience with contract-manufacturer (CM) engagements for electronics development, builds, manufacturing readiness, quality, and production ramp. ● Experience in vendor management, including oversight of technical deliverables, schedule, cost, quality, issue resolution, and escalations. ● Familiarity with other custom sensor technologies and their integration into vehicle electrical, software, and systems architectures.

• Familiarity with automotive validation and production-readiness processes, such as DVP&R, APQP, or PPAP. ● Familiarity with program-tracking tools such as JIRA and Confluence and with Agile or hybrid development environments. ● Master's degree in a relevant technical discipline

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $167,400 - $209,300 for Palo Alto, CA-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.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Candidate Data Privacy and Technology

…