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Senior Validation Technician

Rivian


Job Location:

Palo Alto, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 50 - 55
Posted: 25 October 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 22 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job: Validation Technician
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Palo Alto California Onsite

Job Description:
Please provide a direct response to the technical skills listed below and the skills in the Qualifications section:
3 years using MS Excel SQL Python Jira and Atlassian Products
Experience in Supply Chain or Manufacturing Product Lifecycle Management departments
Experience working with engineering leads to establish acceptance criteria for development work and user acceptance testing efforts
Be comfortable with database queries to measure performance KPIs and evaluate experiments
Experience with ReactJS GraphQL and web development is a plus
Experience with Figma Lucid and any other design tool is a plus close
Experience working with Chillers
Outside of this requested information please do not alter the resume. The manager would like to view it in its natural form.

Responsibilities:
Set up and run development and validation tests (thermal vibration humidity corrosion electrical performance) on High Voltage Power Electronic Document test results and provide test reports.
Support technical root cause and resolution of issues found during test Select and install instrumentation needed to collect response data from the test item during testing (accelerometers strain gauges pressure gauges thermocouples voltage sense leads etc.)
Utilize standard test equipment such as power supplies oscilloscopes multimeters and flowmeters with no direction. Fabricate special test equipment supporting development and validation testing.
Support design and fabrication of simple mechanical fixtures jigs and harnesses.
Ability to use MS Word Excel PowerPoint and Visio.

Qualifications:
Technical degree in electronics or mechanics preferred.
3 years of experience with environmental validation testing 3 years of experience fabricating special electronic test equipment and test harnesses.
Experience working with high voltage and an understanding of high voltage safety practices.
Experience using common machine shop equipment preferred. High level of soldering skill preferred.
Understand how to read electrical schematics and use manufacturers product data sheets.
High level of interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment.
Willing to work flexible hours and passionate about getting jobs done.
Ability to support testing at outside testing facilities.
Ability to travel to external testing facilities up to 20%.

Must Have
Digital Oscilloscope
Humidity Chambers
Thermal Testing

Nice To Have
3 years using MS Excel SQL Python Jira and Atlassian Products Experience in Supply Chain or Manufacturing Product Lifecycle Management departments Experience working with engineering leads to establish acceptance criteria for development work and user acceptance testing efforts Be comfortable with database queries to measure performance KPIs and evaluate experiments Experience with ReactJS GraphQL and web development is a plus Experience with Figma Lucid and any other design tool is a plus
Experience working with Chillers


Required Experience:

Senior IC