Waymo · 19 hours ago
Director, Systems Engineering
Mountain View, CA, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$323K/yr - $410K/yr
10+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves leading a team of Systems Engineers to ensure the performance of Sensing and Perception systems, while mentoring team members and collaborating with engineering leaders across the company.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead an exemplary team of Systems Engineers to ensure the performance of the Sensing and Perception systems by specifying requirements, conducting analyses and informing architectural decisions
Decompose critical use cases into actionable and useful requirements for individual sensors, the sensing system, and the perception system
Conduct analyses to determine the required performance levels of various sensing and perception tasks
Conduct trade studies to inform architectural decisions that inform hardware and/or software architecture
Work closely with Systems Test Engineering teams to ensure that verification strategies and results have sufficiently established that critical requirements are met
Build and enhance the existing team
Actively mentor individual contributors and managers to excel in their roles
Proactively recruit, hire and on-board “best in industry” engineers to expand the team’s capabilities
Create a team environment that allows team members to thrive personally and professionally
Establish innovative approaches to tackle deep technical challenges in the complex hardware and software systems required for autonomous driving
Collaborate deeply with engineering leaders across Waymo to guide Waymo’s prioritization and to refine your team’s deliverables
Qualification
Required
5 or more years direct management experience, with a demonstrated ability to grow and lead high performing teams
10 or more years engineering experience with demonstrated delivery of systems for internal or external milestones
Bachelor's Degree in relevant Engineering or related field (including ME, EE, CS, Robotics, Controls, Aerospace, etc.) or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Deep technical knowledge of state of the art ML techniques that power modern perception systems
Deep technical knowledge of multiple sensing modalities (e.g. cameras, radar, lidar)
Strong foundation in system engineering fundamentals such as requirements definition, formal verification and validation methods
SW development experience (including C/C++, Python)
3+ years Experience managing teams from 10-50 engineers, including managing managers
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
Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
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