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Waymo · 3 months ago

Staff Data Scientist, Safety Evaluation

positionMountain View, California, USA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$238K/yr - $302K/yr
date7+ years exp

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. As a Staff Data Scientist specializing in Safety Evaluation, you will ensure the safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles through data analysis, model development, and evaluation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Develop safety evaluation frameworks that are critical to ML model improvements
Design and implement robust data analysis pipelines and validation frameworks
Develop and apply statistical methods and ML models to analyze historical/simulation data and assess safety performance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams like Simulation and Planning to ensure comprehensive safety evaluation across the autonomous driving system

Qualification

Statistical methodsPython/SQL/RData analysis pipelinesMachine LearningAutonomous Driving experienceTechnical solution proposalCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

PhD in a quantitative field (IE Statistics, Mathematics, Physics)
7+ years of industry experience solving large-scale complex problems
Proven expertise using advanced statistical methods (e.g., ML models, hypothesis testing, causal analysis)
Ability to interpret and work with data in the presence of ambiguity (e.g., confounding factors, data sparsity or quality challenges)
Demonstrated knowledge of Python/SQL/R data analysis libraries and packages
Ability to take ambiguous and complex business requirements and propose a technical solution

Preferred

Experience solving problems related to Autonomous Driving
Experience in adjacent relevant areas like Advanced Machine Learning (Deep Learning and Diffusion models), Traffic Modeling, Safety Evaluation or Prediction
Hands-on experience with Google infra tools like PLX, Borg, GCL, etc

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

Company

Waymo

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Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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