Hiring: Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, ECU Company: Rivian Location: Palo Alto, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:28:30 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : CAD, PCB, UI/UX, User Experience About the job Experience: •10+ years industry experience within automotive or other industries, experience in autonomy preferred, priority given to experience in ECU development. Required Skills: •Lead the mechanical development of ECUs, helping design our next gen internal compute. •Partner with domain teams and mechanical architecture team to define mechanical component requirements and complete trade studies to optimize integration for performance, manufacturing, and service. •Develop PCB MCOs, enclosure designs, thermal management designs, Working with EEs and a CAE group to evaluate and validate designs. •Make component drawings, do tolerance analysis studies, documenting design and design process. •Support thermal and FEA studies to optimize design of components within our vehicles. •Use first principles to identify and solve issues through critical thinking and scientific engineering methodologies. •Develop and document component mechanical functional requirements based on product requirements for custom, semi-custom, and off-the-shelf components. •Complete component design verification plans to ensure we deliver low mass, low cost, yet durable parts and modules to the vehicle program. Qualifications: •At least 10+ years industry experience within automotive or other industries, experience in autonomy preferred, priority given to experience in ECU development. •B.S degree (or above), in mechanical engineering, or relevant equivalent experience. •Lead problem solving electrical system challenges, solving grounding, thermal and structural challenges. •Be a proficient CAD designer, ideally within Catia V5 / V6 / 3DX, though other equivalent systems will be considered. Advanced surfacing and solid modelling expertise is preferred, along with strong CAD structure/organizational skills. •Great problem solving and communication skills. •Lead component drawing creation including GD&T to ASME Y14.5 standards in support of applicable tolerance analyses. •Demonstrated capacity to identify optimization opportunities from CAE/testing results. Compensation: •$149,000 - $187,000 / year •The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!