Sr. Staff Data Scientist - Machine Learning & AI (Quality, Vehicle & Engineering Analytics)

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Staff Data Scientist (ML/AI) to serve as a technical leader, architect, and individual contributor within the Machine Learning & AI Engineering team at Stellantis.

This role sits at the intersection of machine learning, advanced analytics, experimentation, and large-scale vehicle/IoT data systems. You will define and influence how ML and AI are used across vehicle quality, engineering systems, and customer experience outcomes.

This is a high-impact, senior IC role (Staff/Principal level influence) responsible for shaping technical strategy, designing scalable ML systems, and driving measurable business outcomes such as quality improvement, warranty reduction, and customer experience enhancement.

What You Will Do:

Technical Leadership & ML Strategy (Staff-Level Ownership)

• Define and evolve the ML/AI architecture and framework supporting quality, engineering, and vehicle analytics across the organization
• Set technical direction for:
  • Machine learning systems
  • Experimentation platforms
  • Data science architecture
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior leadership on:
  • Model feasibility
  • Trade-offs (accuracy, scalability, cost, interpretability)
  • Business impact of ML/AI initiatives
• Influence roadmap decisions across engineering and product organizations

Advanced Machine Learning & Statistical Modeling

• Develop and deploy predictive, prescriptive, and causal models using:
  • Vehicle data
  • IoT sensor data
  • Enterprise datasets
• Apply advanced techniques including:
  • Statistical modeling
  • Machine learning algorithms
  • Deep learning / neural networks
• Lead root cause analysis for vehicle quality, performance, and system failures
• Design and build LLM-based systems and agentic AI solutions for engineering and quality use cases

Data Science Platform & Scalable Systems

• Architect and guide development of large-scale distributed data and ML systems
• Build and scale analytics pipelines using Spark-based distributed processing frameworks
• Lead ML model lifecycle management, including:
  • Training
  • Validation
  • Deployment
  • Monitoring in production
• Ensure models and systems are:
  • Explainable
  • Reliable
  • Production-ready
  • Compliant with automotive/regulatory standards

Experimentation & Product Impact

• Own and evolve the experimentation framework/platform for safe, scalable testing of vehicle and software features
• Design statistically sound experiments (A/B tests and beyond)
• Translate experimental results into clear product and engineering decisions
• Drive measurable business outcomes including:
  • Warranty cost reduction
  • Improved product quality
  • Enhanced customer experience
  • Revenue-impacting insights

Influence, Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing

• Mentor senior and mid-level data scientists, raising technical standards across the team
• Help teams with:
  • Problem formulation
  • Research design
  • Statistical interpretation
• Contribute to internal knowledge systems and external-facing technical content (e.g., blogs or papers)
• Serve as a cross-functional leader bridging engineering, product, and executive teams

What Success Looks Like (Top Performers)

Strong candidates will demonstrate:

• Proven impact from deployed ML systems or production analytics products
• Quantifiable improvements in:
  • Vehicle quality
  • Warranty reduction
  • Customer experience metrics
• Ability to influence technical strategy beyond their immediate team
• Strong communication skills with executive and non-technical stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to turn complex analysis into business decisions and outcomes

Our Benefits - Designed with You in Mind

Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage

From your very first day, you’ll have access to medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage - ensuring you and your family stay healthy and protected.

Generous Paid Time Off

We believe in work-life balance. That’s why we offer: 17+ paid holidays, including shut-down from December 24 th through New Years Day every year. Vacation, float & wellbeing days, sick time and fully paid parental leave when your family needs you most.

Competitive Retirement Savings Plans

We help you plan for the future with:

• An employer match on contributions to your 401k, Roth, and Catch-Up plans
• An employer contribution, even if you don’t contribute

Income Protection & Insurance Options

Benefit from included and optional disability, life, and other insurance programs - because your peace of mind matters.

Company Vehicle Lease Program

Eligible employees and their immediate families can enjoy company vehicle lease options with included insurance, maintenance, and unlimited mileage. Plus, take advantage of exclusive discounts on Stellantis products.

Family Building Benefit

We proudly support all paths to parenthood- including fertility and infertility treatments, adoption services, and gestational surrogacy.

Support for Your Growth and Giving Back

We believe in investing in your future and your passions:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan refinancing programs
• 18 paid volunteer hours each year to make a difference in your community

And so much more!

When you join us, you’re not just building a career - you’re joining a company that supports you, inside and outside of work.