Lead Steering Systems Engineer for Autonomous Driving

Waymo LLC; Novi (MI); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo LLC is hiring for a role in Vehicle Systems Architecture to own the steering system for the Waymo Driver. You will drive requirements, architecture, and fault-tolerance trade studies across the full lifecycle, partnering with suppliers and OEMs to ensure fail-operational steering and ISO 26262 compliance.

The position requires 7+ years in safety-critical automotive systems, strong systems engineering, and proficiency in Python with C/C++ familiarity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience developing and integrating safety-critical systems in automotive/AV/related industries, with steering focus.
• Ownership of system-level requirements, architecture or control strategy for automotive steering.
• Knowledge of steering hardware, physics, and tire dynamics basics.
• Strong systems engineering in requirements, verification/validation, and testing (HIL or vehicle-level).
• Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for data/log analysis; ability to read C/C++.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own steering system requirements (EPS and steer-by-wire) for Waymo Driver through full lifecycle.
• Drive steering architecture and fault-tolerance trade studies for fail-operational steering.
• Define and review steering fault monitors and safety response with ISO 26262 concepts.
• Lead technical collaboration with steering suppliers and vehicle OEM partners.
• Lead root-cause investigations using logs, CAN traces, and Python tooling.
• Define verification strategy and sign off for driverless steering under various conditions.

Skills

Steering systems

Systems engineering

Python

C/C++

Requirements traceability

Vehicle dynamics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Vector CANoe/CANalyzer

dSPACE

CarSim / IPG CarMaker

Job description

Waymo LLC is hiring for a role in Vehicle Systems Architecture to own the steering system for the Waymo Driver. You will drive requirements, architecture, and fault-tolerance trade studies across the full lifecycle, partnering with suppliers and OEMs to ensure fail-operational steering and ISO 26262 compliance.

The position requires 7+ years in safety-critical automotive systems, strong systems engineering, and proficiency in Python with C/C++ familiarity.