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https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...CqaEZXZgpCHU5tCIPDi3gpd-OsgMnxcoiguHRuRC3kBp0
In the burgeoning battle to dominate the electric vehicle market, General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are seeing their talent being snatched up by startups.
The most recent victim is GM, who this week lost a rising star to electric vehicle maker Rivian, based in Plymouth.
Rivian said it has hired GM's Design Engineer Alex Archer. Archer, 27, is a 2015 Stanford University graduate who led the invention of the power sliding console that is in the 2020 models of the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, Denali, Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban full-size SUVs. Archer is named on the GM patent.
General Motors engineer Alex Archer with the 2021 GMC Yukon in January. She had a role in designing part of the interior. Archer worked on the new and innovative power console, which with the push of a button slides back and forth to reveal lots of storage space. (Photo: Eric Seals, Eric Seals)
More: She's the engineer behind eye-popping invention in GM's newest SUVs
A Rivian spokeswoman confirmed Archer will start on June 22 as a design and release engineer.
Rivian, and other electric vehicle startups such as Lordstown Motors, are in a hiring frenzy to prepare to make battery-powered vehicles in a race to capture share in the still-evolving EV market. It's a competitive space and the talent pools at traditional automakers are ripe hunting grounds.
In the burgeoning battle to dominate the electric vehicle market, General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are seeing their talent being snatched up by startups.
The most recent victim is GM, who this week lost a rising star to electric vehicle maker Rivian, based in Plymouth.
Rivian said it has hired GM's Design Engineer Alex Archer. Archer, 27, is a 2015 Stanford University graduate who led the invention of the power sliding console that is in the 2020 models of the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, Denali, Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban full-size SUVs. Archer is named on the GM patent.
General Motors engineer Alex Archer with the 2021 GMC Yukon in January. She had a role in designing part of the interior. Archer worked on the new and innovative power console, which with the push of a button slides back and forth to reveal lots of storage space. (Photo: Eric Seals, Eric Seals)
More: She's the engineer behind eye-popping invention in GM's newest SUVs
A Rivian spokeswoman confirmed Archer will start on June 22 as a design and release engineer.
Rivian, and other electric vehicle startups such as Lordstown Motors, are in a hiring frenzy to prepare to make battery-powered vehicles in a race to capture share in the still-evolving EV market. It's a competitive space and the talent pools at traditional automakers are ripe hunting grounds.
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