Lead AI Scientist, Agentic Systems

Rivian; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 171,100 - 213,900; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Staff/Lead Data Scientist to architect and deploy autonomous AI agents within its Analytics team for the Rivian Customer org. You will design cognitive architectures, build reasoning loops, and optimize retrieval structures to enable reliable, live-data driven decisioning.

You will work with Context Engineering, Data Platform, and the broader team to push agentic intelligence to production, focusing on practical, cost-efficient AI solutions across Rivian's EV business.

Qualifications

• Experience designing cognitive frameworks, RAG systems, or agentic workflows for business applications.

Responsibilities

• Agentic Reasoning Loops: Design and program multi-step reasoning frameworks using orchestration frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Haystack.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Shipping-focused mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Stats/Math/Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Haystack

Phi

Mistral

Gemma

LoRA/QLoRA

Model Distillation

Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake)

Python

SQL

LLM APIs

Prompt Engineering

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Staff/Lead Data Scientist to architect and deploy autonomous AI agents within its Analytics team for the Rivian Customer org. You will design cognitive architectures, build reasoning loops, and optimize retrieval structures to enable reliable, live-data driven decisioning.

You will work with Context Engineering, Data Platform, and the broader team to push agentic intelligence to production, focusing on practical, cost-efficient AI solutions across Rivian's EV business.