senior operations Systems Engineer ic 5+ yrs Hybrid
$196,000 – $248,000
USD per year

About this role

Waymo is hiring a senior-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Mountain View, CA (hybrid). The posting calls out experience with Python, Testing, Data Analytics and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Compensation is listed at $196,000–$248,000 per year.

Role
Systems Engineer
Function
operations
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work mode
Hybrid
Experience
5+ years
Department
HW Systems (7SH)
AI Summary
Senior Systems Engineer translating product and safety goals into technical requirements for autonomous driving hardware. Serves as technical interface between internal software teams and external suppliers, leads field issue investigations, and develops Python tools for fleet data analysis. Requires 5+ years integrating safety-critical systems in automotive/aerospace/robotics with expertise in electromechanical motion control and Python proficiency.

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Job description

from Waymo careers

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.

Hardware Engineering is an innovative and collaborative group of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software and vehicle engineers. We design, build, and perfect the products which are the eyes and ears of Waymo's autonomous driving technology, and integrate those products into vehicle platforms. We're seeking curious and talented teammates to keep us moving in the right direction.

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

You will:

  • Translate product and safety goals into tangible technical requirements. You will drive architectural trade-off discussions regarding performance, fault tolerance, and reliability
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