Principal Analytics Engineer

Forterra; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Healthcare Benefits

20 days PTO per year

7 weeks parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Forterra is seeking a senior analytics leader to architect and expand our edge and cloud analytics platform. You will guide a team of analytics engineers, collaborating with data warehousing and edge data teams to accelerate autonomous robotics insights.

The role demands deep expertise in enterprise analytics, strong data governance, and a track record of delivering scalable data products in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building and maintaining enterprise scale analytics platforms (eg. DBT, Tableau, Grafana PowerBI, Looker).
• 5+ years managing data analysts, data engineers, data analytics engineers, data scientists, data modelers, BI engineers.
• 5+ years in fast-paced startup environments.
• 5+ years working with highly sensitive data (eg. financial, medical, government contracts).
• Proven track record of building analytics platforms from the ground up that deliver high impact insights and data products.
• Love for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Architect edge and cloud analytics platform and build it from the ground up to deliver insights, recommendations and clarity.
• Manage team of analytics engineers working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure Forterra is on the cutting edge of robotics analytics.
• Manage data governance for analytics and collaborate with data warehousing and edge data engineering to ensure data quality, timeliness, secure and accessible.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics architecture

Team leadership

Startup experience

Data governance

Tools

DBT

Tableau

Grafana

PowerBI

Looker

Job description

About Forterra

At Forterra, we are unleashing autonomy at scale to transform the battlefield. Our mission is to build the foundational platforms that enable an intelligent ecosystem to coordinate, adapt, and execute with speed and precision even in the uncertainty and disruption of modern conflict. In an era marked by rapid technological change and evolving threats, we design for flexibility, survivability, and operational dominance.

Forterra delivers weapons, sensors, and battlefield effects through integrated autonomous networks reaching operational areas faster, safer, and without placing human lives at risk. Our systems operate with distributed control, dynamic routing, and real‑time responsiveness, enabling sustained advantage across complex mission environments.

About the role

We are looking for someone with deep expertise in large scale data analytics to build out our analytics team and platform. They will be responsible for architecture, implementation and ongoing enhancement to our edge and cloud analytics platform. Working together with our edge data and data warehousing teams to help us speed up development of our autonomous vehicle products with insights on near real‑time data, create new data products and work on the cutting edge of robotics.

What you'll do

• Architect edge and cloud analytics platform and build it from the ground up to deliver insights, recommendations and clarity.
• Manage team of analytics engineers working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure Forterra is on the cutting edge of robotics analytics.
• Manage data governance for analytics and collaborate with data warehousing and edge data engineering to ensure data quality, timeliness, secure and accessible.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years building and maintaining enterprise scale analytics platforms (eg. DBT, Tableau, Grafana PowerBI, Looker)
• 5+ years managing data specialists (data analysts, data engineers, data analytics engineers, data scientists, data modelers, business intelligence engineers)
• 5+ years in fast-paced, startup environments
• 5+ years working with highly sensitive data (eg. financial, medical, government contracts)
• Long track record of building analytics platforms from the ground up that deliver high impact insights and data products
• Love for cross-functional collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Robotics analytics experience

US Salary Range

$190,000---$220,000

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra's overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA‑eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long‑term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after‑tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

This position may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

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Forterra is an equal‑opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in all personnel practices. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain.

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