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Waymo · 10 hours ago

Test Engineer, Collision Avoidance Coverage

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid Level
money$158K/yr - $200K/yr
date3+ years exp

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Test Engineer for Collision Avoidance Coverage to define and track collision avoidance scenarios, working with internal and partner teams to ensure high-quality outputs and effective resource allocation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Own defining, requesting, tracking, and accepting collision avoidance scenarios that are critical to baselining and improving the Waymo Driver
Work with your internal team to understand what coverage exists, and as Waymo expands, what new coverage is needed
Work across multiple partner teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood, resources are properly allocated, timelines are met, and resulting outputs quality is high
Help define and understand the tradeoffs between various next-generation scenario creation technologies
Build a framework/tooling to ensure traceability across all steps of the pipeline and decrease friction

Qualification

Collision avoidance scenariosData analytics toolsVehicle dynamicsPythonSQLLarge datasets managementSimulation backgroundCollaboration skillsOrganization skills

Required

3+ years of experience in tech, automotive, systems/test engineering, or other relevant fields where you have demonstrated a strong positive impact
A proven track record of working in dynamic environments while delivering excellent work on complex topics
A results-oriented mindset and a love of working across multiple teams, wrangling complex and ambiguous requirements, and delivering quality outputs
Basic coding abilities for building, editing, and maintaining data analytics tools and pipelines (Python and/or SQL)
Solid intuition about vehicle dynamics, physics/kinematics, and mathematics fundamentals
Stellar organization and collaboration skills

Preferred

Large datasets / databases organization and maintenance
An Autonomous Vehicle background
Background in Simulation
Vehicle test track or similar real-world experience

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

Waymo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (231)
2024 (175)
2023 (268)
2022 (306)
2021 (298)
2020 (317)

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

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Annabel Chang
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