Lead Functional Safety Engineer for Autonomous Driving Systems

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 204,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Generous benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior safety engineer in a hybrid role to advance functional safety for base vehicle programs. You will identify hazards, develop safety goals, and collaborate with OEMs and suppliers on safety analyses and audits.

Responsibilities include defining safety interfaces with engineering teams, guiding regulatory certification, and improving safety processes across the vehicle lifecycle. Travel quarterly may be required.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent.
• 4+ years automotive experience with OEM or Tier 1 in product development and launch.
• 4+ years of functional safety engineering in safety-critical systems; practical ISO 26262 experience.
• Experience performing safety analyses (HARA, FMEA, FTA) for complex E/E or automotive systems.
• Experience in safety requirements elicitation, definition, and tracing.
• Strong collaboration and communication with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute functional safety analyses (e.g., HARA) for base vehicle programs to identify hazards, assess safety risks, and identify safety goals for the vehicle systems.
• Support supplier and OEM safety management activities, including reviewing supplier and OEM safety work products, DIA compliance, and participating in supplier and OEM audits.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering and HW Engineering to define safety interfaces between the ADS and the base vehicle platform.
• Partner with the Safety team members to improve safety engineering processes for the vehicle and system level activities, improve our guidelines, manuals, and templates.
• Guide regulatory teams through their vehicle platform certification efforts.
• Participate in cross-functional design reviews as a safety representative, ensuring safety goals and requirements are met throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Functional safety

HARA

FMEA

FTA

V-model

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS or higher in Engineering/CS/Robotics

Tools

ISO 26262

Job description

Waymo is seeking a senior safety engineer in a hybrid role to advance functional safety for base vehicle programs. You will identify hazards, develop safety goals, and collaborate with OEMs and suppliers on safety analyses and audits.

Responsibilities include defining safety interfaces with engineering teams, guiding regulatory certification, and improving safety processes across the vehicle lifecycle. Travel quarterly may be required.