Hardware Engineering is an innovative and collaborative group of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software and vehicle engineers. We design, build, and perfect the products which are the eyes and ears of Waymo's autonomous driving technology, and integrate those products into vehicle platforms. We're seeking curious and talented teammates to keep us moving in the right direction.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to Systems Engineering Manager. 

You will:

• Derive requirements on trajectories and motion control algorithms, from safety goals and product performance objectives.
• Lead  the sign-off of hardware and software subsystems for new releases and expanded scope 
• Build analysis tools (e.g. dashboards, database queries, scripts) for large-scale analyses of Waymo’s massive datasets.
• Write risk assessments that trade off performance and reliability.
• Continuously improve Waymo analysis and evaluation processes to reduce time to deployment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of engineers to solve complex technical challenges, and contribute to a culture of clear communication and high standard

You have:

• 7+ years of Systems Engineering experience decomposing safety goals to requirements for motion control, motion planning, or dynamics. 
• Must have direct experience in developing requirements for multiple systems that apply across multiple products, software versions, or hardware iterations
• Demonstrated experience writing Python code to analyze data, and understanding C++ production code
• Project management experience
• Strong collaboration skills with test engineers, software engineers, and other systems engineers
• Master's Degree in a relevant field (e.g. Mechanical, Computer, Electrical Engineering, CS, Robotics, Systems Design) or equivalent industry experience

We prefer:

• 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

The Waymo Mapping team's goal is to build a high resolution map of the world to support safe autonomous driving. We work on creating the map using a combination of automatic and manual techniques and build the infrastructure to store, process, and distribute the map.

In this role, you will:

• Own business-critical systems for taking low latency actions in response to signals from Waymo’s fleet
• Develop algorithms and infrastructure for keeping the map fresh
• Build robust backend infrastructure and data processing that will scale with Waymo’s growth
• Make high-impact contributions across Waymo’s Mapping stack including infrastructure development,  algorithm advances, and tooling improvements

You have:

• Backend engineer with experience building server-side infrastructure and data processing
• Solid coding skills (C++ preferred)
• > 4 years of total experience
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to thrive in ambiguity
• Proven track record of being able to apply a broad range of skills to effectively solve business problems

It's a Bonus if you have:

• Master’s in Computer Science, Robotics or related field
• Experience in AV industry or Mapping