Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Sr. Systems Analytics Engineer, Connectivity & Telematics
$147K–$202K
Palo Alto, California · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Experience
- 3-5 years of experience building, debugging, or operating software systems.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Investigate vehicle-to-cloud system issues and use fleet telemetry to detect regressions, validate fixes, and guide software releases.
What you'll do
- Root-cause cross-stack issues across embedded Linux, networking, firmware, and cloud-connected services; reproduce and validate behavior on vehicles.
- Analyze fleet telemetry and logs, and build monitoring, dashboards, and alerts to detect problems and assess fixes.
- Use fleet health data to monitor software rollouts and inform release go/no-go decisions; communicate findings and coordinate durable fixes.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3-5 years of experience building, debugging, or operating software systems.
- Strong programming ability in Python and/or C/C++, including debugging complex embedded code; working knowledge of Linux.
- Hands-on experience analyzing large-scale telemetry or log data, plus experience with embedded Linux internals and Linux system debugging or network analysis tools.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with vehicle networking protocols and diagnostic tools such as CANalyzer or oscilloscopes; prior work in automotive, robotics, IoT, or connected hardware.
- Experience building production monitoring, dashboards, or alerting; comfort scripting automation for investigations.
Pay
$146,900 – $201,950 USD base salary
Tools
Python, C/C++, Linux, SQL, PySpark, Databricks, Python/pandas, Wireshark/PCAP
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