System Safety Engineer, Operations & Fleet Response

3 months, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Lead
Quality Assurance and Testing

Waymo

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver and operating Waymo One, its fully autonomous ride-hailing service.

Autonomous vehicles, robotics, AI, ride-hailing / mobility tech
Founded 2009
$21600M raised

Description

  • Lead cross-functional safety analyses to identify hazards and root causes, assess safety risks qualitatively and quantitatively, define safety requirements, propose mitigations, and support verification strategies.
  • Participate in hardware, software, and operations/product design and readiness reviews to ensure safety requirements and mitigations are addressed and effective in the field.
  • Provide guidance on adoption and adaptation of relevant safety standards and industry best practices, and help ensure Waymo and partners comply with applicable safety regulations.
  • Evaluate the continued effectiveness of implemented risk control strategies and support identification of new hazards and risk drivers.
  • Define, implement, and continuously improve System Safety processes while promoting a strong safety culture across Waymo.
  • Integrate the System Safety Methodology with other methodologies within the Waymo safety framework to ensure cohesive safety engineering practices.
  • Support preparation for and engagement with safety audits and assessments, and provide safety engineering input for interactions with regulatory authorities, lawmakers, law enforcement, and public/non-profit organizations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechatronics, Aerospace, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of relevant engineering work experience, including a minimum of 5 years in System Safety engineering.
  • Strong technical project management skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel projects.
  • Proficient in selecting and performing appropriate inductive and deductive safety analyses to identify hazards and assess levels of risk.
  • Proficient in applying Systems Engineering principles, including defining SMART safety mitigations/requirements and collaborating on effective verification and validation methods.
  • Extensive background in risk management and experience aligning risk-based decisions with stakeholders.
  • Ability to travel approximately once per quarter for team meetings and to support safety audits and assessment activities as needed.
  • Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant technical field; experience in complex, safety-critical fleet operations; experience conducting safety analysis and risk assessments on Perception and Behavior/Planner software stacks.
  • Preferred: experience writing code, performing unit tests, and analyzing algorithmic structures in C, C++, and Python; knowledge of industry safety standards such as ISO 26262, ISO 21448, ISO 5083, MIL-STD-882E, and ARP4761.

Benefits

  • Base salary range: $196,000 — $248,000 USD (actual starting pay depends on location, experience, and skills).
  • Eligibility to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program.
  • Participation in Waymo’s equity incentive plan.
  • Generous company benefits program (subject to eligibility).
  • Remote role (with required quarterly travel for team meetings and audit/support activities).

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