Job Description

Rivian is seeking a Staff Materials Engineer, Corrosion to join their Tustin, CA team. This role focuses on ensuring the reliability of Electric Adventure Vehicles through material analysis and testing, collaborating with various teams to enhance corrosion performance and design guidance.

Requirements

7+ years of experience as corrosion testing, electrochemist, mechanical design, and/or materials engineer
BS in Electrochemistry, Corrosion, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering or other relevant field
Experience running lab, part, and assembly corrosion tests including salt spray corrosion testing, galvanostat/potentiostat electrochemical measurements
Expertise with industry standards and the ability to author in-house corrosion guidelines and standards
Top-notch communication skills and the ability to improve corrosion performance through consultations with designers and manufacturing
Experience effectively presenting complex technical information to various audiences
Ability to specify and execute industry standard corrosion tests and design custom experiments
Comfortable as a primary technical point of contact for diagnosing corrosion concerns
Capable of safely operating basic metallographic laboratory equipment
Familiarity with primary automotive structures with critical corrosion quality requirements
Working knowledge of commonly used automotive materials and their influence on design and performance validation
Hands-on experience with materials characterization techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM, EDS, hardness testing

Responsibilities

Collaborate with teams across Rivian programs to assess materials and system design and improve corrosion fundamentals
Test materials and systems, coatings, adhesives and weldments at the lab scale
Perform detailed problem-solving such as root cause corrective action and/or failure analysis
Responsible for creation of design guidance and material qualification for corrosion performance
Develop multi-scale model correlation to enable first principles design work and earlier issue detection

Benefits

Employees at Rivian are often offered comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, ESPP and potential RSU grants, performance bonuses, and generous time off including paid parental and sick leave. Perks can include 24/7 mental-health coaching and therapy, Hinge Health for Anthem enrollees, tuition assistance and professional development, plus on-site food and a wide range of employee discounts on items like computers, mobile phones, home loans, and pet care.