Sr. Staff Electrical FA Engineer
Location
Tustin, CA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Transportation
Type
Salary
$159,000 - $199,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-08-09
The Sr. Staff Electrical FA Engineer will conduct failure analysis investigations on high voltage electrical and energy storage systems in Rivian's Electric Adventure Vehicles, focusing on reliability and performance.
Responsibilities
- Conduct deep dive and rapid response triage failure analysis investigations.
- Specialize in power electronics, HVDB, DC/DC charging, inverters, and energy storage systems.
- Utilize various high voltage and metrology testing equipment for failure analysis.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to define needs for power electronics and battery failure analysis.
- Perform failure analysis for reliability testing incidents and fielded systems.
- Prepare detailed failure analysis reports and present findings to project teams.
- Work with reliability engineering to recreate failure modes for in-depth analysis.
Job Requirements
- MSc/PhD in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong background in testing and analysis of electrical components and systems.
- Experience in failure analysis investigations.
- Hands-on experience with metrology equipment for failure analysis.
- Familiarity with lithium-ion battery chemistries and failure mechanisms.
- Experience in preparing formal reports summarizing analysis data.
- Commitment to creating an inclusive and inspiring team culture.
