Senior System Safety Engineer: Fleet Ops Readiness

System Safety; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 241,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a System Safety leader to drive safety analyses for autonomous driving technology. You will identify hazards, define requirements, drive mitigations, and verify safety across product design and operations. The role requires extensive system safety engineering expertise and strong cross-functional collaboration.

The position is hybrid and reports into a System Safety Lead. Travel up to 5% is expected as part of stakeholder engagements and regulatory reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Extensive experience in system safety engineering and hazard analysis.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional safety analyses.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional safety analyses to identify hazards and risks.
• Present safety risk to leadership and inform mitigation decisions.
• Evaluate and update mitigations to maintain safety risk profiles.

Skills

System Safety engineering

Project management

Hazard analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields

Tools

FMEA

FTA

Systems Engineering

Job description

Waymo is seeking a System Safety leader to drive safety analyses for autonomous driving technology. You will identify hazards, define requirements, drive mitigations, and verify safety across product design and operations. The role requires extensive system safety engineering expertise and strong cross-functional collaboration.

The position is hybrid and reports into a System Safety Lead. Travel up to 5% is expected as part of stakeholder engagements and regulatory reviews.