Staff Data Scientist

Key Skills

Algorithms, AWS Glue, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Infrastructure as code, Python Programming, SPARK Programming

Job Description

At Rivian, we place Quality and Reliability at the heart of our mission. As a Staff Data Scientist, you will become an integral part of a dynamic, diverse, and top-tier team comprising data scientists, engineers, and analysts. Together, we harness the power of big and small data from our extensive customer and commercial fleets, supplier quality, manufacturing processes, and service operations to uncover insights and predict the performance, quality and reliability of our cutting-edge products globally. As a key player in our team, you will be instrumental in developing advanced data models and algorithms that leverage the wealth of data collected from millions of miles of vehicle telemetry. 

Responsibilities

• Work closely with extensive vehicle telemetry data to provide valuable insights into the build quality, reliability and performance of our different products from inception
• Develop Data Science products and services end-to-end to empower larger number of collaborators to enhance their decision-making via data
• Engage in methodical research of algorithms, focusing on prototyping, validation, and iterative improvement, all while maintaining a practical approach to technological advancements
• Serve as a respected technical authority in Serbia and within the organization, offering pragmatic guidance on current and future technology decisions, always aligned with our company's goals
• Apply a deep understanding of the business and operational aspects of technology choices, ensuring a balanced approach that meets our company's needs efficiently
• Foster collaboration among your engineering peers by creating well-structured, adaptable designs and code that promote teamwork and practical solutions.
• Demonstrate your ability to facilitate consensus during complex technical discussions, ensuring that we maintain a productive and cooperative working environment.

Qualifications

• S. or M.S. in engineering, math, physics, computer science or other quantitative discipline
• 5+ years of industry experience in a data science or software engineering role or Ph.D.
• Expert level knowledge and experience with Python and Apache Spark Extensive understanding of statistical and applied mathematics concepts
• Capable of working in a fast-paced and constantly changing development environment
• Outstanding team player with great communication skills that can build team consensus
• Passionately motivated to take ideas from development validation to a verified product
• Self-motivated: Demonstrated ability to set direction and guide the team towards it
• Hands-on approach: Proactively identifies and fills in gaps where needed and make things happen

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in software-defined vehicles or similarly complex systems
• Experience in the field of prognostics or field reliability engineering
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS/GCP with terraform

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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