Waabi

Staff Systems Engineer - Safety Methodologies

Waabi$200K — $256K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree required; Masters or PhD in engineering preferred.
  • 7+ years in automotive, robotics, or a related field.
  • Proficient in using simulation and real-world testing for decision-making.
  • Strong scripting and data analysis abilities (Python, SQL) with a solid grasp of statistics.
  • Experience in building safety cases for autonomous vehicles.
  • Able to simplify complex concepts or data for better understanding.
  • Collaborative team player focused on evidence-backed decision making.
  • Passionate about solving challenging problems in autonomy.

Responsibilities

  • Develop high-signal safety datasets for driverless release testing.
  • Manage feedback loops from real-world monitoring to enhance testing coverage.
  • Validate and optimize safety evaluation pipelines through comparative analysis.
  • Create structured safety artifacts ensuring transparency and traceability.
  • Mentor peers to promote technical excellence and cross-team collaboration.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards.
  • Health and wellness benefits, including Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage.
  • Unlimited vacation policy.
  • Flexible working hours and work-from-home support.
  • Daily drinks, snacks, and catered meals when in the office.
  • Regular team-building activities and social events.
  • Evolving benefits package as the company grows.
Full Job Description

At the heart of our mission is an unwavering commitment to safety. We are seeking a passionate and experienced safety or systems engineer to spearhead the development and implementation of critical safety framework methods that underpin our driverless autonomy readiness decisions. This is a unique opportunity to shape how Waabi quantitatively ensures and validates the safety of our autonomous trucking solution, working with our highly realistic simulator, real-world data, and cutting-edge generative AI techniques. You will play a pivotal role in creating the evidence for safe operation and leading efforts in a rapidly evolving and groundbreaking field.

You will...
  • Inform driverless release testing by developing sample-efficient, high-signal safety datasets across simulation and closed-course track testing.
  • Establish and manage a robust feedback loop from on-road monitoring and safety relevant events to continuously expand and refine test coverage.
  • Validate and optimize safety evaluation pipelines by conducting comparative analyses on core safety frameworks and benchmark criteria to continuously evolve our safety frameworks.
  • Own the creation of clear and structured safety artifacts, ensuring all readiness decisions are transparent and fully traceable to validation evidence.
  • Mentor peers by fostering a culture of technical excellence and driving clear, constructive collaboration between teams.

Qualifications:
  • Undergrad required; Masters or PhD within an engineering discipline preferred.
  • 7+ years of automotive, robotics or closely related industry experience.
  • Experience with using simulation and real-world testing to make readiness decisions.
  • Excellent scripting and data analysis skills (Python, SQL), and a solid foundation in statistics.
  • Experience with building a strong safety case for autonomous vehicles.
  • Ability to communicate complex concepts or data in a simple-yet-accurate manner.
  • Collaborative team player who works effectively across functional boundaries, driving evidence-backed decisions.
  • Passionate about autonomy, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.

Bonus:
  • Experience in launching a driverless product.
  • Experience implementing software systems components.
  • Experience building software systems from scratch.
  • Experience in machine learning.
  • Proficiency with data mining and advanced statistical analysis.


The US yearly salary range for this role is: $200,000 - $256,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc. and Waabi Canada Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company's compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US and Canada locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including discretionary equity incentive awards and discretionary annual performance bonus.

Perks/Benefits:

Waabi provides a competitive benefits package that includes:
  • Competitive compensation and equity awards.
  • Health and Wellness benefits that include Medical, Vision and Dental coverage.
  • Unlimited Vacation.
  • Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
  • Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
  • Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events.
  • As we grow, this list continues to evolve!

About Waabi

Waabi is an artificial intelligence company that develops self-driving car technology. The company's focus is on developing a system that can safely and efficiently navigate complex urban environments. Waabi's technology is based on deep learning algorithms that allow the system to learn from experience and improve over time. The company was founded in 2021 by a team of experts in the field of autonomous vehicles and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Waabi
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2021
NASDAQ

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