JobsStaff Engineer, Perception: Data Loop
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Staff Engineer, Perception: Data Loop

Rivian

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/18/2026

Compensation

$228,000 - $285,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202697.5% approval+60% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Data Loop team at Rivian focuses on enhancing the Perception System through data-driven improvements. As a member of this team, you will manage data pipelines that contribute to the performance of autonomy features. Your work will involve collaboration with various teams to address technical challenges and improve training datasets. This role is crucial for driving the development of new autonomy features for Rivian's electric vehicles.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Extensive professional experience in Software Development and statistical analysis.
  • Experience working in a robotics, perception or autonomy environment is strongly preferred.
  • Strong problem solving and coordination skills.
  • Excellent team player with strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Drive continuous improvement in onboard performance by addressing current limitations through improved training data.
  • Build tooling to understand data distributions and collaborate with autonomy leaders and engineers.
  • Work closely with labeling and curation teams to prioritize data diversity, scale, accuracy, and feature expansion.
  • Manage operations that continuously improve training and evaluation datasets, including curation and dataset generation.
  • Collaborate with the ML Infrastructure team to build scalable tools for data operations.

Benefits

  • Employees at Rivian are often offered comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, ESPP and potential RSU grants, performance bonuses, and generous time off including paid parental and sick leave. Perks can include 24/7 mental-health coaching and therapy, Hinge Health for Anthem enrollees, tuition assistance and professional development, plus on-site food and a wide range of employee discounts on items like computers, mobile phones, home loans, and pet care.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Rivian Automotive Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

101

FY2026

Approval rate

97.5%

FY2026

LCA certified

258

FY2026

Entry-level share

3.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+60%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-42%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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