Data Engineer

Location: Franklin, TN

Job Schedule: Full time, hybrid (M-TH onsite, F remote)

Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree

Sponsorship: No

Come Drive Innovation with Us.

We are currently looking for a Data Engineer to join our team in Franklin, TN.

The Data Engineer builds and maintains reliable, scalable data pipelines that make data available for analytics, reporting, and data science.

A Day in the Life:

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines (batch and streaming)

• Ingest data from multiple source systems

• Transform and optimize data for analytics and BI

• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance

• Implement data pipeline monitoring and alerting

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and BI teams

• Support MLOps and analytics workloads

• Document AI for extracting answers, parsing documents, and summarizing unstructured files.

• Cortex Search & Knowledge Extensions for retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG).

• Cortex Agents & Analyst for conversational analytics and autonomous workflows.

Typical Deliverables

• Data ingestion and transformation pipelines

• Curated datasets / data marts

• Automated workflows and jobs

• Monitoring and logging for pipelines

• Documentation of data flows

Who We're Looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field required. Master's degree preferred.

• Min 6 years of experience in data engineering required. Automotive industry experience preferred.

• Advanced SQL skills and proficiency in Python and Snowflake required.

• Hands-on experience with creating data models, database design, and data sets required.

• Excellent negotiation and cross-functional skills are required to effectively balance priorities from various functional groups. Strong analytical, presentation and strategic thinking skills

• Experience with AWS, and other cloud platforms preferred.

Skills & Experience

• Programming: Python & SQL

• Data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift)

• ETL/ELT tools (ADF, Airflow, dbt)

• Streaming technologies (Kafka, Event Hubs)

• DevOps and CI/CD principles

KPIs

• Pipeline reliability and uptime

• Data freshness / latency

• Data quality error rates

• Cost efficiency of data processing

What You'll Look Forward to at Nissan:

Career Growth and Continuous Learning Opportunities: Benefit from diverse career paths, cross-departmental moves, and innovative learning platforms. Enhance your skills through seminars, leadership training, and tuition reimbursement programs, all while playing a vital role in shaping the future of transportation. From day one, you'll have the support to tackle challenges and contribute to impactful solutions across our organization.

Rewards: Be supported with a Comprehensive Benefits Package, including medical, mental health, parental leave, retirement savings & unique Nissan perks, including discounts on lease vehicles as part of our Employee Lease Program and a Vehicle Purchase Program (VPP). For more information, access our Nissan Benefits Overview Guide.

Built for Your Best:

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Nissan is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon the successful completion of drug and background screenings in accordance with Nissan policies and in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Nissan will consider qualified candidates with arrest or conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with these laws.

It is Nissan's policy to provide Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, gender, military status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility at the time of hire; Nissan uses E-Verify to validate employment eligibility.

NISSAN FOR EVERYONE

People are our most valuable assets, and diversity and inclusion are the key to maximizing the power of each individual member of our team. When everyone belongs, the power of NISSAN is undeniable. Our Corporate Diversity Initiative aims to improve business results by ensuring that our workplace and core businesses meet the unique needs of our employees and customer base.

Nissan is committed to creating a culture where everyone belongs and employees, customers, and partners feel respected, valued, and heard. We have over 10 Business Synergy Teams (BSTs) across the U.S. and Canada that connect employees - with shared characteristics or interests - build allies, and foster a company culture where all employees feel supported and included.

Nissan also values inclusion in all areas of our business as we strive to mirror the diversity of our customer base and the communities where we do business. We are committed to procuring innovative goods and services, retailing our products and communicating from a diverse perspective which will help us continue to offer our customers competitively designed, market-driven products.

Join us as we carry our commitment to diversity and inclusion into the future.

Franklin Tennessee United States of America