Senior Field Quality Engineer, Hardware Reliability

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior hardware quality engineer to champion field quality initiatives across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, and Operations. You will analyze fleet data, lead root cause analyses, and drive corrective actions to improve product reliability.

The role involves developing scalable field quality processes and validation methods, building data-driven playbooks, and collaborating with diverse teams in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of electro-mechanical product development experience.
• 5+ years in a quality, reliability, or similar engineering role.
• 5+ years of data analysis, reporting, and dashboard creation using Python, SQL, JMP, or Tableau.
• Strong knowledge of core quality and reliability methodologies and tools (8D DMAIC, Kepner-Tragoe, FMEA, MSA, SPC, DOE).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Champion field quality initiatives across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, and Operations.
• Analyze fleet data to identify emerging quality trends and systemic risks.
• Lead cross-functional root cause analysis, containment, and corrective actions.
• Develop scalable field quality processes, tools, and automation to identify and mitigate field failures.
• Define quality coverage requirements and validation methods for effectiveness of actions.
• Establish feedback loops to continuously improve designs, diagnostics, and playbooks.

Skills

Electro-mechanical product development

Quality engineering

Data analysis

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Python

SQL

JMP

Tableau

Job description

Waymo is seeking a senior hardware quality engineer to champion field quality initiatives across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, and Operations. You will analyze fleet data, lead root cause analyses, and drive corrective actions to improve product reliability.

The role involves developing scalable field quality processes and validation methods, building data-driven playbooks, and collaborating with diverse teams in a hybrid work environment.