Operations System Safety Engineer

Summary

Join Waymo's Safety team as a System Safety Engineer and lead cross-functional efforts to enhance the safety of our autonomous driving technology. This remote role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years in System Safety engineering. You will perform safety analyses, define safety requirements, and guide design and operational decisions. You'll also contribute to safety standards adoption and process improvement. Waymo offers a competitive salary, annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields
• 10+ years of relevant engineering work experience that includes minimum 5 years of System Safety engineering
• Hands-on experience working on an engineering program that delivered a product to market
• Experience performing safety analyses (e.g., Hazard and Risk Assessment, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis, System-theoretic Process Analysis (STPA), Safety of the Intended Function (SOTIF), etc.)
• Experience in defining SMART safety mitigations/requirements and designing effective verification and validation methods for autonomous driving technologies and operations

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional efforts to perform safety analyses and identify potential hazard causes, assess safety risks (qualitatively and quantitatively), support the definition of safety requirements, inform design and operations decisions, and develop mitigations and support verification strategies
• Participate in hardware, software, and operations design and readiness reviews and discussions to help ensure that safety mitigations and requirements are addressed and ensure the safety mitigations are working effectively in the field
• Provide guidance on the adoption and adaptation of relevant safety standards, and industry best practices, and help ensure Waymo is complying with relevant safety regulations
• Provide leadership in defining, implementing, and improving relevant System Safety processes while promoting our safety culture inside Waymo
• Provide leadership in integrating the System Safety Methodology with other methodologies of the Waymo safety framework

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical degree
• Experience performing safety analyses for complex robotics or autonomous systems
• Experience in automotive development of hardware, software, and systems
• Experience in safety critical aspects of the operation of fleets
• Strong technical project management skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel projects
• Strong background in risk management and driving risk based decision making
• Experience in leading and managing an engineering team

Benefits

• Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
• Equity incentive plan
• Generous Company benefits program