Expertise in system architecture and life cycle of safety systems
Ability to interface with software/data teams for regulatory translation
Experience with large, distributed databases
Proficient in translating complex safety standards into engineering requirements
Knowledge of international regulatory environments
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership in strategy for regulatory evidence generation
Implement functional safety requirements across platform systems
Analyze safety methodologies against external standards to identify gaps
Support international market entry strategy by aligning internal data with compliance standards
Engage with regulators to represent technical teams accurately
Design documentation and strategy for data pipeline support
Benefits
Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan eligibility
Generous company benefits program
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report directly into Systems Engineering Leadership.
You will:
Provide technical thought leadership and will be consistently called upon in setting (scalable) strategy for (technical but regulatory) evidence generation.
Drive the implementation of functional safety requirements across platform systems and lower-level fault response frameworks
Deeply understand Waymo's safety framework methodologies, safety data, and internal processes, and square them against external requirements to spot gaps and opportunities. Bring your technical expertise and judgement to bear on which are the highest ROI activities for Waymo to pursue. Topics may include: ODD coverage, behavioral competencies definition and testing strategy, argumentation for safety in relation to "discovery" and uncertainty management, and other topics related to behavioral safety
Contribute to international market entry strategy by mapping internal behavioral data and safety methodologies to international standards (e.g., UNECE requirements and Type Approval processes) to close compliance gaps
Represent technical teams and concepts accurately and consistently with regulators
Duties will involve both the design of documentation and the strategy to support data pipelines that would populate the data for said documents
You have:
10+ years of experience driving new product adoption, ideally in safety-critical industries
Deep knowledge of system architectures and full the lifecycle of design, development, testing, and deployment of safety critical systems. This technical expertise need not be in autonomous vehicles, but preferably in systems of similar levels of complexity
Demonstrated capability to interface with core software/data engineering teams, acting as a translator to turn ambiguous, external regulatory requests into concrete engineering requirements and data schemas
Proven ability to extract and process data from massive, distributed relational/non-relational databases
Proven experience translating complex regulatory, compliance or international technical safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, UL 4600) into concrete engineering requirements
Deep understanding of the international regulatory environment
We prefer:
Prior experience engineering compliance data or safety evidence pipelines within autonomous driving (ADS), aerospace, robotics, or medical device industries
Experience successfully driving a highly complex, safety-critical product through a new international market entry or type approval process
An engineering background with a deep understanding of how Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS) or systems of similar complexity are structurally architected
Fluency of technical safety standards or validation concepts (e.g., ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, UL 4600, or international automotive homologation data structures)
Experience building automated, verifiable reporting tools that programmatically populate compliance documentation or safety case repositories
Travel:
Up to 10% International travel to potential future Waymo Markets
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
$272,000-$336,000 USD
About Waymo
Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
