Rivian

Fun product to work on. Opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility and make an impact if you're able to control your destiny.

Company used to have a better culture.

If you're good with office politics, this is the place.

The company is chaotic. Project roadmaps are not clear.

I don't agree with how engineering decisions are made (if you can call them engineering decisions). I don't agree with leadership decisions, from CEO down to management.

Need to improve cross-functional aspects.

There is no discipline/accountability for poor decisions, which rewards quick, low-quality decisions.

I would not recommend this company if you enjoy detail-oriented engineering.

The company/department needs to move on from the mindset that an "engineer is executive of the part" so he needs to do everyone's job. This works when the company is small. At this point, engineers should engineer, and management should push back on ownership. TPMs are not technical at all and should really take on 80% of what "mechanical engineers" do.

Don't let the title fool you; there is a lot of program management as an engineer.

Engineers rely on multiple departments for analysis, but I haven't seen their ability to fully understand what they receive.

Quit the yes-man politics. Stand up for the team and engineering decisions; speak up.

Stand up for the company's best interests, not the yes-man game.