Interpreter, Translator and Operation

The Company:

Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world’s best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We’re producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We’re not just seeking to change how our cars work – we’re seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we’re creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.

Your Role: 

As the Interpreter, Translator and Operation, you’ll be working with some of the industry’s brightest minds to:

• Provide high-level simultaneous and consecutive interpretation
  Offer real-time language support in executive meetings, strategic negotiations, international conferences, and investor calls, where precision, timeliness, and confidentiality are mission critical.
• Translate and interpret technical content with professional accuracy
  Handle complex documents, presentations, and live discussions in specialized domains such as automotive engineering, legal compliance, and corporate finance, requiring deep subject-matter expertise and strong research skills.
• Develop and manage bilingual terminology databases
  Create and maintain specialized glossaries, termbases, and knowledge repositories covering company products, industry-specific vocabulary, and legal language to ensure consistency and high-quality communication across internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide cross-cultural risk assessment and communication strategy consulting
  Advise on culturally sensitive messaging, product naming, and user communication strategies to avoid localization pitfalls and maintain alignment with the company’s global brand voice.
• Lead localization efforts for cross-border operations
  Adapt corporate materials, product documentation, digital interfaces, and related content to meet the cultural, linguistic, and regulatory requirements of global target markets.
• Support strategic planning and operational execution
  Participate in high-level internal meetings, assist in the planning and execution of company-wide strategic initiatives, bridge communication gaps, ensure accurate information flow, document key decisions, and monitor follow-through at the implementation level.

Basically, you’ll ensure that whether it’s interpreting words or streamlining operations, you’re the bridge that helps our teams truly understand each other — clearly, accurately, and efficiently. You help make sure nothing gets lost in translation, and that our operations run smoothly so results can shine. You’re the behind-the-scenes powerhouse laying the groundwork for company success.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above 
• Language pair: English ↔ Mandarin Chinese (spoken); English ↔ Chinese (Simplified) (written). 
• 1–3 years of professional experience in interpretation/translation, with exposure to operational or cross-functional support. 
• Strong interpretation and translation skills with high linguistic accuracy and cultural sensitivity. 
• Proficiency with CAT tools and translation memory workflows (e.g., SDL Trados, memoQ, Phrase) 
• Strong cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management; able to adapt quickly to new subject matter. 
• Self-starter who can multitask, prioritize, and deliver under tight timelines. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with simultaneous interpretation in professional settings. 
• Experience translating across one or more domains (e.g., business, technical, legal). 
• Phrase experience preferred. 

Annual Salary Range:

($70,000 - $80,000 DOE), plus benefits and incentive plans

 Perks Benefits

• Healthcare dental vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Casual dress code relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.