Senior Analytics Engineer

$132,100 - $165,100/Yr

Rivian - Palo Alto, CA

Full-time - Senior

Palo Alto, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Analytics Engineer at Rivian plays a crucial role in empowering executive leaders and functional teams to make informed, data-driven decisions. This position involves developing strategic data solutions, crafting reports, and designing intuitive visualizations and self-service analytics tools. The successful candidate will support management reporting and develop high-profile dashboards for senior leadership, requiring expertise in data visualization, strong attention to detail, and a solid understanding of business intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive data democratization by building and automating centralized dashboards, data models, and SQL scripts for key executive stakeholders.
• Contribute to code-based data transformations using SQL, dbt, and Databricks to provide user-facing analytics tables.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define key metrics, analyze data, build robust data models, and develop data-driven solutions.
• Convert ambiguous business requests into technical requirements.
• Drive projects from inception to delivery, ensuring data solutions deliver reliable data and actionable insights.
• Foster a culture of excellence within the analytics community by promoting best practices in data pipelines, dashboards, and core data concepts.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on data and visualization best practices for business stakeholders and deliver training for business analysts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, analytics, or equivalent practical experience; Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of analytics-focused experience.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL.
• Experience with DBT and data transformation; experience using version-controlled workflows is a plus.
• Experience with one or more programming languages (Python, R, etc.) to deliver or manage data pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in developing data visualizations using tools like Hex, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Strong attention to detail and experience collaborating across multiple technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong communication skills, adept at presenting technical solutions to senior stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud-based data warehousing solutions.
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and tools.

Benefits

• 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.