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

　　In building our unique products, we need to build excellent partnerships with our supply base. The supplierquality organization is a frontline contact for insuring full supplier engagement in our program. As such,

　　we strive every day to improve our organization, processes and skills to not just meet expectations, but towork in earnest to create challenging goals and stretch to always move forward.

　　Responsibilities

　　Utilizing Rivian processes based on industry standards from VDA and AIAG, the supplier quality engineer -

　　chassis will be responsible for managing the quality performance of our chassis system supply base.

　　Carry out supplier validation audits, with supplier support and advanced product quality planning

　　(APQP).

　　Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team to define process parameters

　　and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process

　　requirements

　　Lead the supplier approval process by assessing manufacturing/technology capabilities and Health,

　　Safety and Environmental risks

　　Support new product launches to ensure that supplier quality meets the required standards

　　Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality and capacity issues

　　Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of correction actions of

　　supplier quality issues

　　Review supplier manufacturing processes, collaborate with suppliers on process improvement and

　　value enhancement opportunities (VA/VE)

　　Promote the use of Rivian preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Lean, Six-

　　Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), Measurement System Analysis, and Process Failure Mode and

　　Effects Analysis (PFMEA)

　　Provide concise, complete and accurate documentation of inspection results relative to area of

　　responsibility. For castings and extrusions, this refers to supporting inspection and test status

　　requirements defined by regulations, engineering product specifications or Control Plans,

　　Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) approval or product warrant submission

　　Facilitate the escalation of unresolved supplier quality issues within assigned projects and suppliers

　　Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to Support the Quality Organization to monitor

　　and report on supplier product quality and performance

　　Participate in cross-functional teams in the development of new products or changes related to

　　current products in meeting customer requirements

　　Manage and coordinate supplier Parts Per Million (PPM), supplier problem solving on time, cost

　　recovery and supplier warranty indicators

　　Undertake special projects as required

　　Contribute to continuous improvement activities

　　Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to leadership

　　Achieve goals within budget