Test Resource Manager

About Rivian

Rivianis 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.

The Test Resource Manager serves as the strategic operational hub for Powertrain Testing, architecting the flow of lab activity from demand intake to final output. This role focuses on maximizing lab throughput across multiple sites by balancing competing program priorities and optimizing the utilization of test resources. Additionally, it involves driving the tools and systems necessary to support a high-performance operation.

In addition to overseeing execution planning, the Test Resource Manager serves as a primary advisor to engineering leadership, converting technical roadmaps into facility demand plans and promoting operational advancements.

• Manage Demand Intake:
  Lead the end-to-end intake, review, and prioritization of test requests, ensuring scope, technical requirements, and project timing are clearly defined before scheduling across multiple sites.
• Champion Scheduling & Asset Optimization:
  Collaborate with site leads to identify execution limitations and refine the master schedule, ensuring all deliverables meet high-quality standards with maximum operational velocity to support demanding development milestones.
• Execute Capacity Modeling:
  Perform scenario-based capacity modeling to provide leadership with data-driven trade‑offs between conflicting test programs; proactively forecast bottlenecks and offer actionable recommendations.
• Long-Term Demand Forecasting:
  Create long-term facility utilization forecasts to align lab capabilities, equipment, and infrastructure with future testing demands, technology roadmaps, and program requirements.
• Expand Lab Impact:
  Cultivate a robust demand pipeline by partnering with diverse teams, leveraging Powertrain lab assets to maximize technical impact across the broader organization.

• Master Schedule Ownership:
  Own, develop, and communicate the master lab schedule, optimizing test resource usage while balancing program urgency, hardware availability, lab team capacity, and stakeholder priorities.
• Ensure Pre-Test Readiness:
  Coordinate with the wider testing team to secure interface hardware ahead of schedule, ensuring parts such as fixtures, coolant setups, adapters, wiring, and half shafts are available before the test article arrives.
• Dynamic Operational Agility:
  Act as the primary operational point of contact for all new Powertrain test facility requests, applying sound judgment to react quickly to unplanned changes in test demand, capacity, or hardware availability.

• Product Ownership of Lab Systems:
  Act as the business owner for lab management systems, translating operational pain points into technical requirements for tools, dashboards, and reporting methods.
• Develop Performance Tools:
  Build proactive data-driven tools to analyze upcoming schedules, track test cell operating status, monitor KPIs, and identify bottlenecks early.
• Operational Analytics & Reporting:
  Monitor and communicate progress against testing KPIs, generate recurring monthly operational analytics and performance reports for leadership deep-dives, and provide accurate lead‑time forecasts.

• Cross-Functional Alignment:
  Sync regularly across Drive Unit, Motor, Gearbox, Vehicle, and Thermal Systems teams to align lab execution with overarching program timelines.
• Methodology & Fixture Advisory:
  Partner closely with engineers, validation leads, and technical experts to define test plans, fixture needs, and methodology improvements as new technologies arise.
• Drive Continuous…