Electrical Hardware Engineering Program Specialist

Role Summary Our Electrical Hardware Technical Program Management team is seeking a proactive Engineering Program Specialist (EPS) to drive our Electronic Control Unit (ECU) new product development efforts across the supply chain. You will be working directly with electrical and mechanical component suppliers and PCBA contract manufacturers to enable time‑sensitive, critical‑path development builds. You will be directly responsible for material readiness/clear‑to‑build summaries and reports that will be used by engineering and purchasing stakeholders to assess build status and risks to meet ECU delivery requirements. You will also be responsible for Electrical Hardware organization budget roll up and invoice tracking across all R&D activities, including CapEx and OpEx, beyond the NPI materials scope. Responsibilities Collaborate with a wide array of stakeholders – Technical Program Managers, Product Launch Engineering, Eng Operations Program Managers, Purchasing Managers, and Design/Component Engineering team members – to manage electrical and mechanical component BOM readiness and procurement activities. Develop, issue and track Purchase Orders and Invoices for NPI materials. Communicate directly with PCBA contract manufacturers to monitor material readiness and manage delivery schedules for ECUs. Drive mitigation strategies with component/PCB suppliers and distributors when required to recover build schedules. Create reports to keep the cross‑functional teams and engineering leadership up‑to‑date on material readiness status, including risk assessments, mitigation strategies and help needed. Partner with Technical Program Managers and Eng Operations Program Managers on material readiness process improvements. Coordinate across engineering leads within the Electrical Hardware organization for overall budget development and track invoice status against budget envelope. Simultaneously manage multiple projects while effectively prioritizing competing demands. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of relevant industry experience in procurement, logistics, and vendor management. BA/BS degree preferred. Direct experience with custom PCBA BOM procurement and management. Direct experience with vendor management and logistics. Direct experience with organizational budget management. Total Rewards Full‑time positions include base salary, eligibility for an annual performance bonus, and eligibility for equity. In addition to base salary, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies offers benefits tailored to the local market. For more information on the benefits available for full‑time employees, check out our Global Benefits Site. External candidates can apply for this role through the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies careers site If you are a current employee, please apply through our internal job board. Equal Opportunity Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status. Accommodations and Accessibility Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr