Leading a dedicated and multi-disciplined team of engineers in charge of vehicle architecture, feature development, systems engineering, requirements management, vehicle modeling, drive cycles, thermal modeling, optimization, vehicle attributes, vehicle integration, reliability, durability, homologation, functional safety, fault management, vehicle verification and validation testing for the development of next generation light electric vehicles.

Started as a stealth project within Rivian.

Leading a dedicated and multi-disciplined team of systems engineers, modeling, integration, testing and validation engineers. Working closely with product managers and executive team in creating and cascading vehicle features and requirements. Driving vehicle architecture decisions through system trades, modeling, analysis and benchmarking for a vertically integrated micro-mobility product.

Team's responsibilities include:

A. Product feature and requirements development, definition and cascade (propulsion, energy storage, connectivity, and other software enabled features)

• Attribute definition, feature functions and activity diagrams

• Establish functional requirements and software and hardware test cases for model or software in the loop (MIL / SIL) and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing

• Long-term roadmap planning and providing executive updates

B. Vehicle modeling and attributes definition

• Vehicle plant model

• Vehicle, drive unit, battery, and motor thermal modeling/testing

• Range and efficiency estimation

• Drive cycles and duty cycles establishment and collection

• Developing and maintaining vehicle attributes (Mass, Power, Acceleration, Performance segmentation)

C. Vehicle integration, test, durability and validation

• Vehicle integration, hardware in the loop testing, and system bring-up

• Vehicle verification and validation test planning and execution

• Durability and loads collection and validation campaign execution

• Fleet management and data pipeline establishment

• Lead and drive debugging of the hardware-software issues to closure, and identify and work with key cross-functional partners to root cause and provide resolution

Special Projects Group

• Mechanical actuation systems and mechanisms development for next generation products from early concept, packaging, and architecture trades to prototyping and finally through to mass production

• Product definition and performance characteristics definition. Leveraging modeling and simulation with targeted prototypes and demonstrations to executive leadership to weigh performance and customer experience with cost, mass, power, and development implications

• Leading product design - including motor and sensor selections, design for manufacturing, finite element analysis and modal analysis, establishing end of line procedures and necessary on-platform health checks

• Leading cross collaboration between cross functional teams of structural analysts, modeling & controls, advanced manufacturing, noise and vibration, sensors, and software to deliver the multi-attribute system for the platform.

• Supplier engagement for industrialization and mass production

• High bandwidth Electro-mechanical systems, hydraulic actuation systems, Pneumatic actuation systems, passive mechanical systems, mechanical isolation systems

Special Projects Group

Electro-mechanical systems development & high performance actuation systems for future products.

Special Projects Group

Electro-mechanical systems development & high performance actuation systems for future products.