Veteran Apple hardware engineer departs to join Rivian<div class="feat-image">
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</div><p>A long-time Apple hardware engineer is departing the company. As first spotted by
<a href="https://riviantrackr.com/news/ex-apple-hardware-engineer-joins-rivian-as-sr-director-of-battery-engineering/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RivianTrackr[/url], Jeff Alves is leaving Apple after more than a decade to join Rivian, where he will join the automakerās battery engineering team. </p>
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