Waymo · 4 hours ago
Systems Engineer, Motion Control
Mountain View, CA, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$158K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver to improve access to mobility. The Systems Engineer, Motion Control role involves deriving reliability and motion control requirements, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and building analysis tools for large-scale datasets.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Derive reliability and motion control requirements for the Waymo Driver software that ensure accuracy, safety, fault tolerance and reliability across multiple compute and vehicle platforms
Sign off hardware and/or software subsystems for new releases and expanded scope by updating requirements, collaborating with test engineers, and assessing safety risks
Build analysis tools (e.g. dashboards, database queries, scripts) for large-scale analyses of Waymo’s massive datasets. Define performance metrics based on safety, product, and reliability needs and influence system design decisions
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of engineers to solve complex technical challenges, and contribute to a culture of clear communication and high standards
Influence cross-functional team priorities / roadmap to streamline the requirements process
Qualification
Required
5+ years of Systems Engineering experience designing or testing autonomous vehicles or other autonomous systems
Must have direct experience in developing requirements for multiple systems that apply across multiple products, software versions, or hardware iterations
Experience levying requirements on control systems, motion planning, and/or vehicle dynamics
Demonstrated experience writing code to analyze data (e.g. Python, SQL, MATLAB)
Strong collaboration skills with test engineers, software engineers, and other systems engineers
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (e.g. Mechanical, Computer, Electrical Engineering, CS, Robotics, Systems Design) or equivalent industry experience
Preferred
Autonomous vehicle or similar experience working on systems with safety-critical hardware and software components
Experience with analyzing very large datasets (hundreds of thousands of records, high frequency)
Test engineering experience
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
$27.1BKey Investors
Dragoneer Investment Group,DST Global,Sequoia CapitalAlphabetFidelity,Perry Creek Capital,T. Rowe Price
2026-02-02Series D· $16B
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
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