Job Description
About Us
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.
The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.
Role Summary Read more about Rivian and VW Group Technologies (R | V Tech) in our November 2024 Press Release. R | V Tech's Core Data team is dedicated to curating and delivering a top-tier analytics ecosystem, enabling data exploration, insights generation, reporting, and data-driven decision-making across the organization. Our mission is to empower the entire community to leverage actionable data-driven insights, fostering a culture where everyone sees themselves as a “data person.” We create the ecosystem that enables this diverse data community to access data, efficiently explore & contribute, and thrive. An important part of our mission is enabling the broader community to engage with data - this includes those looking for no-code and low-code methods in addition to the deep technical experts in data science and AI.
We are currently seeking a talented
Data and Analytics Platform Engineer to join our dynamic
Core Data team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in building and maintaining the data & analytics platform that supports the company's data-driven culture. You will work closely with business stakeholders, data analysts, and engineers to ensure that our platform meets the needs of users across the organization. Your work will empower users by providing central tooling, infrastructure, and support for reporting and analytics, enabling self-service access to data and insights.
What We Value - Coming Together to lead the way:
- Two Industry Leaders combining to have a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter.
- Addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technologies that will set the standards for SDVs around the world.
- Innovation at Scale: Passion for building world-class distributed systems that are robust, efficient, and scalable.
- Diverse Collaboration: Someone who has a strong ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team-oriented environment. By combining our unique backgrounds, Rivian’s EV Innovator and VW’s Longtime Automotive Leader, we can tackle big challenges from fresh angles.
- Global Impact: We want to accelerate the global transition to electric vehicles, helping create safer roadways and a more sustainable planet for everyone.
Why Join R | V Tech?
- Real-World Impact: See your ideas drive real-world impact across some of the world’s most recognized car brands.
- New Challenges: From zonal architecture to in-vehicle intelligence, work on cutting-edge technologies and challenging technical problems to define what’s next for the automotive experience.
- Engineering-Led: Thrive in an Engineering-Centric Culture that embraces first principles thinking to build scalable solutions.
- Highly Collaborative: Collaborate with teams of talented passionate Engineers and who believe the best work comes from bringing bold and diverse thinkers together.
- Opportunities: Professional Development, Career Advancement, and Tuition Reimbursement.
- Benefits: Health, Well-Being, Financial, and LGBTQIA2+ Benefits start on Day 1.
- Time Away from Work: We’re passionate about creating a better way to explore the world, which includes a variety of ways to give Employees the time they need to rest, recharge, and go exploring.
- Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging: Read our 2024 Impact Report to learn more about our beliefs that inclusivity and equity are essential for meaningful and lasting social and environmental solutions.
Responsibilities - Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of our modern analytics ecosystem, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the organization.
- Ensure robust integration upstream with the data catalog, and downstream with business users.
- Drive improvements in our platform to optimize performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Stay informed on industry trends and advancements in data engineering and analytics, and apply relevant technologies and methodologies to enhance the platform.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, data platform teams, and stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring
- data governance, security, and quality standards are upheld.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning by providing training and support to enhance skills within your data team and the broader data community, promoting collaboration to meet evolving data needs.
Qualifications Qualifications:
Required - Office Location Requirement: Ability to work from R | V Tech’s HQ in Irvine at least three days per week is required for this role.
- Work From Home: Ability to work from home two days a week is supported as well.
- On-Call: Participation in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekends, late nights, and holidays, to resolve critical production issues is also required.
- Education: At least a Bachelor’s Degree is required for this role.
- Experience: At least 2 years of experience is also needed for this role.
- Skills:
- Coding: Strong programming proficiency in SQL & Python for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization.
- Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics Tools: Experience with Data Visualization Tools such as Tableau, Google Looker, and/or Microsoft Power BI.
- Platform Administration: Tableau, Google Looker, and/or Microsoft Power BI.
- Data Analytics:
- Proven experience working with data to analyze and visualize information is needed, with a focus on building and managing data platforms.
- Experience with data warehousing solutions like Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, and Amazon Redshift.
- Exposure to Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) / Extract, Load, and Transform (ELT) tools such as fivetran and dbt.
- Data Foundation:
- A basic understanding of data governance, data quality, and data security best practices.
- Exposure to being both a defining and configuring the Data Platform by being both an Administrator AND a heavy users
- Enabling other teams to be successful.
- Supporting the long-term strategic vision for the R | V Tech’s trajectory.
Preferred - Education: Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or similar is strongly preferred, but not required.
- Skills:
- Experience with any of the Hex Notebooks, Explore, Magic AI, Collaboration and Sharing, App Builder, and Integrations Products is highly desirable, but not required.
- Passionate about Data while also empowering others.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
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Pay Disclosure Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California-Based Applicants : $132,000-$165,000 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)
Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental, and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.
Equal Opportunity
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.
Candidate Data Privacy Rivian and VW Group Technologies (“Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies”) may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
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