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Electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian has hired a veteran from the tech giant Apple to lead its Battery engineering team. Jeff Alves, who worked at Apple for nearly 11 years, announced on Monday that he has joined the US-based EV manufacturer.
A few weeks ago, Alves shared on Linkedin a farewell message highlighting a few moments from the last decade such as his contribution to the first Apple Watch by “leading the charging system development”.
“I joined Apple in 2013 with a leap of faith. I had no idea what I would be working on, but I was hoping for something fast-paced, and I got it! I contributed to shipping the first Apple Watch by leading the charging system development,” Alves wrote.
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This all happened within about 18 months of joining – lots of whiteboard sessions, numerous emails and meetings, more than a few invaluable lessons learned and a couple of trips to China. I loved this time at Apple and the people I met!,” he added.
Alves moved to Cupertino to join Apple as a Lead Hardware System Integration Engineer in 2013. Two years later, he was promoted to Hardware Engineering Manager where he stayed nearly one year before becoming a Senior Manager.
In October 2020, Alves was promoted to Director of Hardware Engineering.
Earlier today, the German media outlet Handelsblatt reported that Rivian and Volkswagen are in talks to expand their recently announced software partnership into hardware collaboration and joint production.
According to sources familiar with the discussions, the deeper cooperation could also potentially involve Volkswagen’s US electric vehicle (EV) brand, Scout.
Last week, Volkswagen Group said it was set to invest up to $5 billion in the US-based electric vehicle maker Rivian to leverage its technology and form a joint venture.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
