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Date: Oct 9, 2026

Location: Lewisville, TX, US, 75067

Company: PACCAR

Global Powertrain Advanced Analytics team is hiring a Data Science Manager. This role is in Lewisville, TX.

Company Information

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905.PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. PACCAR also designs and manufactures advanced powertrains, provides financial services and information technology, and distributes truck parts related to its principal business.

Whether you want to design the transportation technology of tomorrow, support the staff functions of a dynamic, international leader, or build our excellent products and services — you can develop the career you desire with PACCAR. Get started!

Organization Information

PACCAR Powertrain is the newest business unit within PACCAR, dedicated to delivering advanced powertrain solutions for Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. This includes the development of sophisticated heavy-duty engine technologies, along with essential support functions such as testing, validation, and aftersales service. As part of this team, you will collaborate with a global, cross-functional group focused on engineering innovative solutions that enhance customer uptime and drive operational efficiency.

Our success is driven by individuals who are passionate about technology, thrive in collaborative environments, and bring a proactive, solution-oriented mindset. We value team members who are curious, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement, who take ownership, communicate effectively across disciplines, and are motivated by the challenge of delivering industry-leading performance and reliability.

Position Summary:

Global Powertrain Advanced Analytics is looking for a Data Science Manager with a passion for all aspects of the data science lifecycle. The successful candidate will be curious, self-driven, and analytical, with strong mentoring and leadership skills. They will explore complex datasets, uncover meaningful insights, solve challenging problems, and develop a talented team.

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Lead data science talent by example to build a culture of creative problem-solving, and innovation

• Provide mentorship to help data scientist grow technically, and professionally

• Conduct end-to-end analyses to solve business problems including, but not limited to, data gathering and requirements specification, processing, analysis, ongoing deliverables, and presentations.

• Ability to develop experimental and analytic plans for data modeling processes, use of strong baselines, ability to accurately determine cause and effect relations

• Build and operationalize data pipelines, analytical tools and decision support models

• Creatively identify and pursue predictive analytics opportunities to solve business problems and drive value

• Implement data science best practices

• Define and evaluate key metrics and understand what moves them and why

• Strategize on making analyses easily repeatable, accessible, and actionable

• Proactively identify and develop expertise in new technologies, methodologies, and advanced statistical techniques

• Communicating technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders by translating complex findings and results into a compelling narrative

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related discipline

• 8+ years of data science experience and tech industry experience

• 3+ years of leadership experience

• Applied experience with machine learning on large data sets and advanced statistical techniques

• Experience articulating business questions and using mathematical techniques to arrive at an answer using available data.

• Ability to write clean and concise code in an object-oriented language and SQL

• Ability to partner with cross-functional teams using strong written and verbal communication

• Demonstrable track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment

• Initiative on solving problems and completing tasks in a reasonable timeframe

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Positive, can-do attitude

Desired Qualifications & Skills ·

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a quantitative field

• Experience with Diesel Engines

• C # or Java programming skills

• Knowledge of LLMs · Hadoop, Spark, MapReduce, Hive

Why work for PACCAR?

• Global Fortune 500 company with a wide array of growth and development opportunities.

• Work in an established engineering organization where work/life balance is valued.

• Work alongside experienced goal-oriented colleagues recognized as experts in their fields.

• Support and/or design the commercial vehicles of the future with a focus on emerging technologies such as electric drive systems, ADAS, and fully autonomous driving.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family.

• Paid Time Off – vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave.

• 401k with company match, AND a company-paid pension plan after 5 years.

• Tuition reimbursement for continued education – eligible after 1 year of service

Additional Job Board Information

PACCAR promotes equal employment opportunities by implementing policies and practices that ensure employees and applicants are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status or other legally protected status. This applies to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, termination, rates of pay, and other conditions of employment.