Rivian

Analytics Engineer II, Product Development

Rivian$107K — $133K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in a quantitative field like Computer Science or Mathematics
  • 0-4 years of experience in building production data pipelines and developing AI/ML solutions
  • Proficient in Python and SQL, with experience in writing clean, modular code
  • Strong desire to master dbt and Databricks/Spark environments
  • Experience with software fundamentals like Git and CI/CD
  • Interest or prior experience in physical engineering systems, IoT, or Telemetry
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-team coordination and collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Architect and maintain production-grade data models in Databricks and dbt
  • Design and deploy effective dashboards and apps in Plotly Dash that meet performance standards
  • Extract and analyze complex data to identify performance bottlenecks and drive improvements
  • Implement software development best practices to ensure data lifecycle reliability
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify data-driven business solutions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Paid vacation and sick leave
  • 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program eligibility
  • Life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee coverage starting on the first day of employment
Full Job Description
Role Summary

We are looking for an Analytics Engineer who will support our Product Development organization and cross-functional partners by architecting our data foundations. As part of the Product Development AI and Data Science team, you will be the bridge between source charger and vehicle telemetry and the high-stakes decisions that power our Charging, Battery, and many additional partner teams.

Our mission is to bring clarity, rigor, and scale to the complex decisions required to build the world's most adventurous electric vehicles. You will spend your time building the source of truth for critical engineering and business data-from low level vehicle telemetry to the real-world performance of our charging network. You are building the reliable data infrastructure that allows Rivian to scale.

The ideal candidate must have an ability to ingest business and engineering needs and drive results with their data-based insights. They are adept at using large data sets to find opportunities for product and process optimization and using models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action. They must have strong experience using a variety of data mining/data analysis methods, using a variety of data tools, building and implementing models. They must be comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and functional teams. The right candidate will have a passion for discovering solutions hidden in large data sets and working with stakeholders to improve business outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Architect the Source of Truth: Develop and maintain production-grade data models in Databricks and dbt that unify high-velocity vehicle telemetry and charging session data. Build reliable, fast, and dynamic data tools, pipelines, and automated workflows that scale with our growing fleet and charging network.
  • High-Fidelity Reporting: Design and deploy clear, effective dashboards and apps in tools like Plotly Dash that adhere to strict performance SLAs and design quality standards for a wide range of stakeholders including executive leadership as well as external partners
  • Telemetry Insights: Extract and contextualize complex data from telemetry and business systems to identify performance bottlenecks and drive technical improvements in a range of outcomes across product development and business strategy. Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
  • Engineering Rigor: Implement software development best practices - including version control (Git), unit testing, CI/CD, and data quality monitoring - into the data lifecycle to ensure our reporting is as reliable as the vehicles we build.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Mathematics, or another quantitative field
  • 0-4 years of experience building production data pipelines and developing AI/ML solutions
  • High level of programming proficiency in Python and SQL. You should be comfortable writing clean, modular code and querying complex relational databases.
  • Analytics Engineering Mindset: Experience with and a strong desire to master dbt (data build tool) and Databricks/Spark environments.
  • Software Fundamentals: Demonstrated experience with version control (Git) and an understanding of how to move a model from a notebook to a stable, reproducible environment.
  • Domain Context: Prior experience or interest in physical engineering systems (Hardware, IoT, or Telemetry).
  • Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams and leading cross-functional efforts. Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions.
  • A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques

NICE TO HAVE:

  • UI/Visualization: Experience building user-facing applications using tools like Plotly Dash, Streamlit, and Hex
  • DevOps for Data: Familiarity with Linux environments and CI/CD workflows for data pipelines.
  • Advanced Stats: Knowledge of statistical concepts (regression, distributions) to help validate the accuracy of the models you support.
  • Exposure to or hands-on experience with LLM application concepts such as retrieval, grounding, prompt/agent design, function/tool use, evaluation, safety/guardrails, and cost/latency optimization.
  • Passion: An obsession with electric vehicles, renewable energy, and the future of sustainable transportation.

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is USD 107,000 - 133,700 for California based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian's 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than April 20, 2026.

About Rivian

Rivian is an American automaker and automotive technology company. Founded in 2009, the company develops vehicles, products and services related to sustainable transportation. Rivian has raised over $10.5 billion since 2019, with investments from Amazon, Ford, and Cox Automotive. The company's first two vehicles, the R1T and R1S, are electric vehicles that are expected to be released in 2021. Rivian has also announced plans to produce electric delivery vans for Amazon. The company has received praise for its focus on sustainability and its commitment to using recycled materials in its vehicles.
Learn more about Rivian
Size
10,000 employees
Market Cap
$16.8 billion
Industry
Founded
2009
NASDAQ

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