What is a Data Scientist at Rivian?
As a Data Scientist at Rivian, you will work at the absolute intersection of cutting-edge physical engineering and advanced digital intelligence. Rivian is redefining the automotive industry with its Electric Adventure Vehicles (the R1T, R1S, and commercial delivery vans), and data is the lifeblood that powers this transition. Unlike traditional software companies, data science here directly influences physical products, manufacturing efficiency, battery health, and the driver experience.
Your work will have a tangible impact on vehicle safety, predictive maintenance, fleet logistics, and autonomous driving capabilities through Driver+. Whether you are optimizing complex battery degradation models, building computer vision algorithms to detect micro-defects on the factory floor, or analyzing millions of miles of telematics data, your models will drive critical business and engineering decisions.
This role is highly collaborative and intellectually demanding. You will partner with hardware engineers, software developers, and product managers to translate complex physical phenomena into scalable machine learning systems. For a data professional, Rivian offers the rare and exciting challenge of solving highly ambiguous, real-world problems where your digital solutions directly shape physical vehicles on the road.


