System Safety Engineer - Onboard SW / SOTIF at WAYMO LLC

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Apr, 26

Salary

248000.0

Posted On

15 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Safety Engineering, Risk Management, Systems Engineering, Technical Project Management, Safety Analysis, Hazard Identification, Safety Requirements, Verification Strategies, C, C++, Python, Safety Standards, Safety Culture, Algorithmic Structures, Inductive Analysis, Deductive Analysis

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states. The Waymo Safety team works to promote and help to continuously improve the safety of Waymo’s fully autonomous driving technology. Our experts develop safety goals and strategies, and conduct safety engineering analyses to ensure safety is being considered throughout the design and development of our vehicles. The team develops and promotes safety strategies and policies for autonomous vehicles for its work with regulatory authorities, lawmakers, law enforcement and public and non-profit organizations. Our Safety Team also helps advise on compliance with applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations. In this remote role, you will report to a System Safety Engineer You will: Lead cross-functional efforts to perform safety analyses and identify potential hazard and their causes, assess safety risks (qualitatively and quantitatively), support the definition of safety requirements, inform design decisions, propose mitigations, and support verification strategies Participate in software, and product design and readiness reviews and discussions to help ensure that safety mitigations and requirements are addressed and ensure the safety mitigations are working effectively in the field Provide guidance on the adoption and adaptation of relevant safety standards, and industry best practices, and help ensure Waymo and its partners comply with relevant safety regulations Evaluates the continued effectiveness of implemented risk control strategies; supports the identification of new hazards Provide leadership in defining, implementing, and improving relevant System Safety processes while promoting our safety culture inside Waymo Provide leadership in integrating the System Safety Methodology with other methodologies of the Waymo safety framework You have: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields Strong technical project management skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel projects 10+ years of relevant safety engineering work experience that includes minimum 5 years of System Safety engineering Proficient in selecting and performing appropriate inductive/deductive safety analyses in order to efficiently identify hazards and their level of risk Proficient in applying Systems Engineering principles including defining SMART safety mitigations/requirements and collaborating on effective verification and validation methods Extensive background in risk management and aligning risk based decisions with stakeholders Experience in writing code and performing unit tests as well as analyzing algorithmic structures in C, C++, and Python We prefer: A Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields Experience in conducting safety analysis and risk assessments on SAE L3+ Perception and Behavior/Planner software. Travel Requirements: Travel to HQ at least quarterly, audit and assessment support as needed - approximately 10% ((Remote jobs only - Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process.)) The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range $196,000—$248,000 USD

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Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional efforts to perform safety analyses and identify potential hazards and their causes. Provide leadership in defining, implementing, and improving relevant System Safety processes while promoting safety culture inside Waymo.