Senior Perception & Safety Systems Engineer

Waymo LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Generous benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior Systems Engineering specialist to shape quantitative safety risk analysis for sensing and perception systems. You will design models, develop workflows, and collaborate with Onboard Software, Evaluation, Test Engineering, and Systems Safety teams to improve end-to-end risk assessments across diverse operational contexts.

The role emphasizes communication of complex findings to senior leadership and driving safety initiatives across Waymo’s autonomous platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in CS, math, physics, engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of engineering delivering high-stakes technical roadmaps.
• Experience using AI productivity tools for analysis and workflow development.
• Proficiency in vehicular robotics (development or evaluation) and software development.
• Knowledge of ML techniques, risk estimation, and systems engineering basics.

Responsibilities

• Define quantitative safety risk analysis methods for sensing and perception systems.
• Develop and prototype workflows to evaluate end-to-end risk and inform architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with Onboard Software, Evaluation, Test Engineering, and Systems Safety teams.
• Communicate complex quantitative findings to senior leadership for safety at scale.

Skills

AI productivity tools

Vehicular robotics

Python/C++

Statistical modeling

Leadership & influence

Education

Bachelor's or higher degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Tools

Python

C++

Simulators

Job description

Waymo is seeking a senior Systems Engineering specialist to shape quantitative safety risk analysis for sensing and perception systems. You will design models, develop workflows, and collaborate with Onboard Software, Evaluation, Test Engineering, and Systems Safety teams to improve end-to-end risk assessments across diverse operational contexts.

The role emphasizes communication of complex findings to senior leadership and driving safety initiatives across Waymo’s autonomous platform.