Waymo · 2 months ago
Systems Engineer, Sensing
Mountain View, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$196K/yr - $248K/yr
5+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves leading the sign-off of sensing and perception systems, proposing requirements, and driving consensus among various teams to ensure safety and performance in autonomous driving systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead the sign-off of sensing and perception systems for deployment in a manner that upholds safety
Use your understanding of sensing and perception technologies as well as systems engineering principles to propose requirements
Drive consensus on those requirements with the hardware, software, product, and safety teams, thoughtfully balancing safety, business needs, and engineering constraints
Evaluate and analyze system performance, either directly or by coordinating with test engineering teams
Identify and assess performance gaps and make data driven recommendations to improve the system and mitigate risks
Perform system-level trade studies and evaluate future sensor architectures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics or related technical field
An advanced degree OR at least 5 years of applicable experience
Familiarity with robotics, sensing, or perception technologies
Experience with system engineering fundamentals: requirements definition, system design and architecture, trade studies, and verification and validation methods
Experience working on large, complex systems and navigating ambiguity with multiple stakeholders
Experience analyzing data using Python or other high level language (e.g. Matlab, SQL, R, C++)
Preferred
Experience with autonomous vehicles and/or safety-critical systems
Experience with different sensing modalities, especially lidar
Experience with developing and/or testing machine learning/computer vision/AI systems
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
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.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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