Engineering Policy & Data Analyst (Hybrid)
UW-Madison College of Engineering
Madison, WI · Posted November 2, 2026
Just laid off? Start here: a plan for the first weeks
More in Wisconsin job market · Education & EdTech · Data & Analytics jobs
Similar jobs
- Test Engineering Manager · Eaton · Caledonia, WI
- Mechanical Engineer Specialist - Emerging Technologies · Eaton · Menomonee Falls, WI
- Manager, Test Engineering - Boonton, NJ · Hubbell · Boonton, NJ
- Staff Engineer - Engineering Enablement · Hubbell · Solon, OH
- Manager of Laboratory Facilities – Mechanical Engineering · Loyola Marymount University · NY
- Principal Data Engineering - Remote · Unitedhealth Group · Minnetonka, MN
Where Madison, WI ranks
Where Madison, WI placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes49 / 100 · of 16
- #8Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Midwest57 / 100 · of 20
- #8Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Great Lakes57 / 100 · of 16
- #10Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes56 jobs · of 36
- #11Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes4% · of 38
- #11Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest51 / 100 · of 20
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
Data & Analytics jobs · Top Data & Analytics employers · All rankings
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among mechanical engineering technologists and technicians is little observed so far. Measured exposure for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians: 7% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Skills this job asks for
Say which you have and which you want to build. We use it to match you to jobs like this one.
About the job
...Office of Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research (DAPIR) at UW-Madison College of Engineering is seeking an Institutional Policy Analyst to join the IRDS team. The role focuses on creating tables, reports, Tableau workbooks, and analyses to support engineering...