Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.
Our Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways. We set the standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that performance. We're looking for collaborative teammates who'll help us maintain our focus on teamwork and are passionate about advancing their career.
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Systems Engineering Manager.
You Will
- You will be responsible for Vehicle platform Low Voltage systems (working internally with Waymo Product team and externally with OEM base vehicle partner) - writing requirements for our OEM partners to set up Low voltage systems and interfaces. They will be working with the OEMs and Functional Systems Engineers (e.g. Networks, Infotainment systems, Thermal, Security, Motion Controls, Body Controls) to define the Low voltage systems including communications network and architecture design together with functional safety requirements
- Writing detailed requirements for Waymo embedded software, hardware adjacencies to implement Low Voltage systems and functions including all interfaces to the vehicle platform and Self Driving System (SDS)
- Own the Low Voltage Systems Engineering role will focus on the power electronics systems engineering for our vehicle platforms. This encompasses all the requirement setting with our OEM partners and internal teams, power system architecture development with the OEM, and verification and validation against program milestones.
- Develop safety relevant work products like safety concepts, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA)
- Help create Verification and Validation (V&V) plans, analyze test results for Low Voltage systems and platform communications across various platforms and prototype phases. You will plan and execute tests, analyze test data, analyze field issues, and understand and resolve defects leveraging the operations team where possible
- Work with embedded software teams during implementation to ensure requirements will be met. Write design documents for new architecture / implementation, review with software teams and incorporate updates as needed.
- Manage delivery timing of feature sets and updates to vehicle prototype fleet software and troubleshooting issues to achieve the required capability set for each vehicle
- Depending on business needs up to approximately 30%-40% of this role will be spent supporting Body Control Systems Engineering
You Have
- 5+ years of experience with electrical power systems, design for fault tolerance in safety critical systems. In addition they should be able to create & negotiate targets & requirements with OEMs and create and execute effective DVPs as a part of the role.
- Ideally somebody who has an appreciation of Low Voltage systems and body controls systems in safety critical systems and the importance of fail-safe vs. fail tolerant, required timing etc.
- In addition they should be able to create & negotiate targets and requirements with OEMs and Waymo adjacencies and create and execute effective DVPs as part of the role. A bonus will be somebody who understands the automotive development process and phases (e.g. M1, VB, TT etc.)
We Prefer
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics or similar
- At least 3 years experience in an automotive (or similar industry) electrical Low voltage systems, body controls and software role delivering hardware and/or software
- Working knowledge of vehicle communication network systems (CAN, FlexRay, LIN, Ethernet, etc.), Low voltage systems, and body control systems such as doors, interior/exterior lighting, windows, seats, switchgear, etc
- Experience in fail-safe and fail-tolerant system design. Able to work with functional safety concepts on developing ASIL D LV systems, conduct FTA, perform FMEDA for hardware designs, undertake system Level FMEA.
- Experience with LV system design with components like DCDC, Batteries, Charge Control, Load shedding.
- Able to setup LV system simulations to demonstrate system performance during fault injection testing
- Experience mapping out design and requirements for complex systems with attention to detail, to ensure gaps and flow-downs are fully covered
- A strong root-cause analysis mindset to problem solving
- Worked with SQL for large data sets
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
$183,000—$232,000 USD
