Staff Systems Engineer, Depot & Offhail Automation

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo is hiring for a Systems Engineer in Mountain View, CA. You will work with software engineers, product managers, and operations leads to define and verify depot and offhaul automation features across the Waymo fleet.

You will develop robust verification strategies, establish qualification methods for new depots, and extend features to new vehicle platforms while solving field issues with data-driven approaches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or other technical field.
• At least 8 years of experience in systems engineering, software development, or related field.
• Ability to read C++ to understand feature implementation and debug issues.
• Ability to query data sets (SQL) and create dashboards for debugging and performance monitoring.
• Proactive, data-driven approach and ability to work in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement requirements, system architecture, and verification strategy for depot & offhaul automation features.
• Drive robust end-to-end verification and monitoring for new features across the Waymo fleet.
• Develop qualification methods to launch new features and depots and advise senior stakeholders.
• Debug field issues to determine root causes and implement improvements with cross-functional teams.
• Extend depot automation features to new vehicle platforms to maintain feature parity.

Skills

C++ reading

Dashboarding

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or electrical engineering

Tools

SQL

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Waymo's Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways. We set the high performance standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that performance. We're looking for talented teammates who’ll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Systems Engineering Lead.

You will:

• Work with cross functional teams including software engineers, product managers, and operations leads to develop and implement requirements, system architecture, and verification strategy for new depot & offhail automation features. You will help automate these processes to drive greater fleet efficiency including automated low power mode switching, downloading and installing new software, logging and offloading data, and more.
• Develop deep technical understanding of existing and new depot & offhail automation features and drive a robust end-to-end verification and monitoring system to ensure these features meet high efficacy goals
• Develop qualification methods to launch new features and depots and provide engineering recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Debug field issues to determine root cause and identify solutions with cross functional teams. Be the point person for retrospectives and implement improvements to test coverage and processes to prevent similar issues from happening in the future
• Extend existing depot automation features to new vehicle platforms to ensure feature parity across the diverse Waymo fleet.
• Apply your existing technical depth to new areas and learn quickly

You have:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or other technical field
• At least 8 years of experience in systems engineering, software development, or related field
• A systems engineering mindset and a proactive, data-driven approach to fixing problems
• Comfortable juggling multiple projects at once and working in ambiguity
• Ability to read c++ to understand feature implementation and debug issues more effectively
• Ability to query data sets (SQL) and create dashboards for debugging and performance monitoring

We prefer:

• Strong foundation in system engineering fundamentals such as requirements definition, formal verification and validation methods
• Experience with test development including simulation and hardware in the loop
• Experience deploying products at scale
• Experience with software integration testing
• Experience deploying products at scale

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$230,000—$284,000 USD