Sr. Safety Integration Engineer

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.

The Senior Safety Integration Engineer is responsible for managing the integration of vehicle safety into complex vehicle systems and components across multiple domains. This role requires a project management-focused approach, ensuring that safety system development aligns with program timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional milestones. The ideal candidate in this position collaborates closely with engineering, validation, and compliance teams to track progress, manage risks, and drive the execution of safety-related initiatives.

• Develop and manage project plans for safety system integration, ensuring alignment with vehicle program milestones and safety targets, as well as providing status reports.
• Track and monitor key safety deliverables, ensuring on-time execution of design, testing, and validation activities.
• Serve as a central point of coordination between safety engineering, validation, homologation, and cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless collaboration.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to safety system development, escalating critical issues to safety leadership when necessary.
• Work closely with test and analysis engineers to deliver performance criteria, track progress, and ensure successful execution of test plans.
• Support program and change management processes, ensuring that design changes are implemented in alignment with safety and homologation requirements.
• Engage in constructive discussions with cross-functional teams, listening to diverse perspectives while advocating for safety improvements.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years experience in automotive safety, vehicle testing, or system integration.
• Ability to travel to vehicle and component launch locations.
• Strong working knowledge of FMVSS, ECE, NCAP and other automotive safety evaluation preferred.
• Proven project management experience, with expertise in tracking milestones, managing risks, and coordinating teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate and address potential roadblocks in safety system development.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, ensuring clear expectations and structured execution of safety initiatives.
• Organized & Detail-Oriented: Ability to manage multiple project elements, ensuring clarity and accountability.
• Proactive Risk Manager: Identifies potential safety integration challenges and develops mitigation strategies.
• Effective Communicator: Ensures cross-functional alignment through structured reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Process-Driven: Focuses on improving safety system execution by enhancing workflows and tracking mechanisms.
• Collaborative Leader: Engages teams effectively, ensuring alignment across multiple functions and stakeholders.

Salary Range/Hourly Rate range for California Based Applicants: $121,500-151,900 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

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