# Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Chassis Systems

About RivianRivian 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 Based at our Design HQ in Irvine, CA, the onsite Senior Mechanical Engineer, Chassis Systems drives the end-to-end definition, integration, requirements, validation, and concern resolution for chassis architecture within the Rivian Chassis Vehicle Hardware Engineering team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, this role applies deep expertise in automotive chassis components, vehicle dynamics, and cross-subsystem physical interactions to deliver robust, innovative engineering solutions. The ideal candidate brings a strong systems engineering foundation, a passion for electric and adventure vehicles, and an innate curiosity to master and advance cutting-edge cha

- **Id**: 2251522
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rivian-sr-mechanical-engineer-chassis-systems>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Irvine, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-02T19:33:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T13:21:26Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 37
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9992
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Automotive Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 37817
- **Name**: Rivian
- **Domain**: rivian.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/rivian>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Jibe

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 79
- **Open postings**: 36
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.833
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 34
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 107800
- **Max**: 143000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 143000

## Technologies

- **CATIA** — Optional: no
- **FMEA** — Optional: no
- **GD&T** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 37

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-11T02:24:43Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-05T06:17:02Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-11-05T16:02:11Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 35 · green card filings: 12; Filings 12m: 35

## Liveness

- **Score**: 30
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 0.9
- **P active**: 0.596
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 37
- **Expected fill days**: 34
- **Reasons**: conf:64, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 143000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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