Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation
Rivian · Tustin, CA · 3 wk ago
On-siteQuality Assurance$125k–$156k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "About Rivian" (company description) and "Role Summary". According to rules, we should use for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we need sections: About the role (maybe combine About Rivian and Role Summary?), Responsibilities, Qualifications (maybe also Requirements?), Benefits, Pay. Also maybe Skills? The posting includes qualifications and bonus qualifications. Could treat Qualifications as section. Skills maybe not separate. Benefits present. Pay present. Schedule not present, so omit.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Remove duplicated lines. Also remove application instructions (apply through...). Remove cookie/navigation/legal etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include content from About Rivian, Role Summary, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including bonus qualifications), Benefits, Pay disclosure.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation". Not to be used as heading.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Thus produce something like:
for section headings; we can have only one Qualifications heading and include both sets as list items.
Benefits: The posting says: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com."
We should preserve that.
Pay: "The salary range for this role is $125,000 - $ 156,200 for Tustin, CA based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards."
We need to keep that.
We must not include application instructions, EEO, etc.
Now produce HTML.
Make sure to use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we need sections: About the role (maybe combine About Rivian and Role Summary?), Responsibilities, Qualifications (maybe also Requirements?), Benefits, Pay. Also maybe Skills? The posting includes qualifications and bonus qualifications. Could treat Qualifications as section. Skills maybe not separate. Benefits present. Pay present. Schedule not present, so omit.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Remove duplicated lines. Also remove application instructions (apply through...). Remove cookie/navigation/legal etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include content from About Rivian, Role Summary, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including bonus qualifications), Benefits, Pay disclosure.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation". Not to be used as heading.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Thus produce something like:
About the role
... content from About Rivian and Role Summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility ...
Qualifications
- ... each qualification ...
Benefits
- ... benefits ...
Pay
... pay disclosure ...
We must not include schedule. We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to preserve all substantive information: include details about travel, supervisory role, etc. Let's extract content. About Rivian paragraph: "About Rivian Rivian 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: "As our Autonomy Systems Validation team continues to scale, we are seeking an experienced Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation to oversee operations across multiple testing locations. In this role, you will be responsible for leading, mentoring, and managing a team of Operations Coordinators who oversee our day-to-day vehicle testing, data collection, and hardware/software integration. You will bridge the gap between regional site operations and senior engineering leadership, ensuring that safety protocols are strictly enforced, operational KPIs are met, and testing procedures are standardized across all regional locations. This role requires a strategic leader with strong operational experience in fast-paced, high-tech environments." Combine these into About the role section. Responsibilities list: bullet points from the posting: - Directly manage, mentor, and evaluate multiple Operations Coordinators across the region, fostering a positive, professional, and high-performing work environment. - Ensure Operations Coordinators effectively manage vehicle operators, resolve localized conflicts, and maintain high safety and performance standards. - Oversee and standardize regional training and onboarding programs developed by Operations Coordinators. - Standardize and implement operational processes, testing procedures, and safety work instructions across all regional sites. - Aggregate regional operational data to set, monitor, and analyze key performance indicators. - Develop, manage, and present high-level operational reports and dashboards to senior leadership and engineering teams. - Optimize regional resource allocation, ensuring efficient vehicle and personnel scheduling across multiple sites. - Serve as the primary regional point of contact collaborating with hardware and software engineering teams to achieve strategic testing goals. - Ensure regional compliance regarding vehicle inspections, initial software/hardware troubleshooting, and the secure transfer of drive data from vehicles to the cloud. - Oversee the regional readiness of essential tools, equipment, and testing assets. - Ensure Operations Coordinators effectively manage vehicle operator teams who safely operate prototype test vehicles in autonomous, semi-autonomous, and manual modes across diverse weather, traffic, and road conditions. - Oversee site-level leadership to guarantee operators maintain constant vigilance, execute safety protocols, and seamlessly perform manual interventions or disengagements when necessary. - Audit and guide Operations Coordinators to ensure operators precisely execute pre-defined test cases, edge-case evaluations, and specialized scenarios on both public roads and closed-course facilities. Qualifications list: - Must be able to travel frequently to various regional testing sites as needed. - Proven experience in a regional, multi-site, or high-level supervisory role, preferably within professional automotive driving, fleet management, or autonomous vehicle testing. - Ability to manage and develop supervisory-level employees. - Experience collaborating with external staffing agencies and managing high-volume contract workforces, including a proven track record of projecting and scaling driver headcount across multiple locations. - Strong proficiency in using data analytics, Google tools (Docs, Sheets, Maps), and dashboards to drive operational decisions. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to create complex regional updates into concise reports. - Self-motivated, highly organized, and capable of making sound decisions in fast-paced, high-stress environments. - Since this is a critical infrastructure role, regional managers are required to work on-site at Rivian’s facilities. Bonus Qualifications: - Deep proficiency with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence). - Technical background in troubleshooting and debugging automotive hardware and software systems. We can combine qualifications and bonus qualifications into one Qualifications section, maybe separate subheading? But rule: use for section headings; we can have only one Qualifications heading and include both sets as list items.
Benefits: The posting says: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com."
We should preserve that.
Pay: "The salary range for this role is $125,000 - $ 156,200 for Tustin, CA based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards."
We need to keep that.
We must not include application instructions, EEO, etc.
Now produce HTML.
Make sure to use - for any list. For prose use
.
Thus:
About the role
About Rivian Rivian 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. As our Autonomy Systems Validation team continues to scale, we are seeking an experienced Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation to oversee operations across multiple testing locations. In this role, you will be responsible for leading, mentoring, and managing a team of Operations Coordinators who oversee our day-to-day vehicle testing, data collection, and hardware/software integration. You will bridge the gap between regional site operations and senior engineering leadership, ensuring that safety protocols are strictly enforced, operational KPIs are met, and testing procedures are standardized across all regional locations. This role requires a strategic leader with strong operational experience in fast-paced, high-tech environments.
Responsibilities
- Directly manage, mentor, and evaluate multiple Operations Coordinators across the region, fostering a positive, professional, and high-performing work environment.
- Ensure Operations Coordinators effectively manage vehicle operators, resolve localized conflicts, and maintain high safety and performance standards.
- Oversee and standardize regional training and onboarding programs developed by Operations Coordinators.
- Standardize and implement operational processes, testing procedures, and safety work instructions across all regional sites.
- Aggregate regional operational data to set, monitor, and analyze key performance indicators.
- Develop, manage, and present high-level operational reports and dashboards to senior leadership and engineering teams.
- Optimize regional resource allocation, ensuring efficient vehicle and personnel scheduling across multiple sites.
- Serve as the primary regional point of contact collaborating with hardware and software engineering teams to achieve strategic testing goals.
- Ensure regional compliance regarding vehicle inspections, initial software/hardware troubleshooting, and the secure transfer of drive data from vehicles to the cloud.
- Oversee the regional readiness of essential tools, equipment, and testing assets.
- Ensure Operations Coordinators effectively manage vehicle operator teams who safely operate prototype test vehicles in autonomous, semi-autonomous, and manual modes across diverse weather, traffic, and road conditions.
- Oversee site-level leadership to guarantee operators maintain constant vigilance, execute safety protocols, and seamlessly perform manual interventions or disengagements when necessary.
- Audit and guide Operations Coordinators to ensure operators precisely execute pre-defined test cases, edge-case evaluations, and specialized scenarios on both public roads and closed-course facilities.
Qualifications
- Must be able to travel frequently to various regional testing sites as needed.
- Proven experience in a regional, multi-site, or high-level supervisory role, preferably within professional automotive driving, fleet management, or autonomous vehicle testing.
- Ability to manage and develop supervisory-level employees.
- Experience collaborating with external staffing agencies and managing high-volume contract workforces, including a proven track record of projecting and scaling driver headcount across multiple locations.
- Strong proficiency in using data analytics, Google tools (Docs, Sheets, Maps), and dashboards to drive operational decisions.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to create complex regional updates into concise reports.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and capable of making sound decisions in fast-paced, high-stress environments.
- Since this is a critical infrastructure role, regional managers are required to work on-site at Rivian’s facilities.
- Deep proficiency with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence).
- Technical background in troubleshooting and debugging automotive hardware and software systems.
Benefits
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees.
. Thus:
About the role
About Rivian Rivian 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. As our Autonomy Systems Validation team continues to scale, we are seeking an experienced Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation to oversee operations across multiple testing locations. In this role, you will be responsible for leading, mentoring, and managing a team of Operations Coordinators who oversee our day-to-day vehicle testing, data collection, and hardware/software integration. You will bridge the gap between regional site operations and senior engineering leadership, ensuring that safety protocols are strictly enforced, operational KPIs are met, and testing procedures are standardized across all regional locations. This role requires a strategic leader with strong operational experience in fast-paced, high-tech environments.
Responsibilities
- Directly manage, mentor, and evaluate multiple Operations Coordinators across the region, fostering a positive, professional, and high-performing work environment.
- Ensure Operations Coordinators effectively manage vehicle operators, resolve localized conflicts, and maintain high safety and performance standards.
- Oversee and standardize regional training and onboarding programs developed by Operations Coordinators.
- Standardize and implement operational processes, testing procedures, and safety work instructions across all regional sites.
- Aggregate regional operational data to set, monitor, and analyze key performance indicators.
- Develop, manage, and present high-level operational reports and dashboards to senior leadership and engineering teams.
- Optimize regional resource allocation, ensuring efficient vehicle and personnel scheduling across multiple sites.
- Serve as the primary regional point of contact collaborating with hardware and software engineering teams to achieve strategic testing goals.
- Ensure regional compliance regarding vehicle inspections, initial software/hardware troubleshooting, and the secure transfer of drive data from vehicles to the cloud.
- Oversee the regional readiness of essential tools, equipment, and testing assets.
- Ensure Operations Coordinators effectively manage vehicle operator teams who safely operate prototype test vehicles in autonomous, semi-autonomous, and manual modes across diverse weather, traffic, and road conditions.
- Oversee site-level leadership to guarantee operators maintain constant vigilance, execute safety protocols, and seamlessly perform manual interventions or disengagements when necessary.
- Audit and guide Operations Coordinators to ensure operators precisely execute pre-defined test cases, edge-case evaluations, and specialized scenarios on both public roads and closed-course facilities.
Qualifications
- Must be able to travel frequently to various regional testing sites as needed.
- Proven experience in a regional, multi-site, or high-level supervisory role, preferably within professional automotive driving, fleet management, or autonomous vehicle testing.
- Ability to manage and develop supervisory-level employees.
- Experience collaborating with external staffing agencies and managing high-volume contract workforces, including a proven track record of projecting and scaling driver headcount across multiple locations.
- Strong proficiency in using data analytics, Google tools (Docs, Sheets, Maps), and dashboards to drive operational decisions.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to create complex regional updates into concise reports.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and capable of making sound decisions in fast-paced, high-stress environments.
- Since this is a critical infrastructure role, regional managers are required to work on-site at Rivian’s facilities.
- Deep proficiency with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence).
- Technical background in troubleshooting and debugging automotive hardware and software systems.
Benefits
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees.