Field Safety Engineer
Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680) · San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)
Roboticsonsiteentry-level$170k–$210k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build offboard field monitors to ensure fleet safety as operations expand.
- Investigate driverless events and analyze field data to spot safety trends.
- Turn real-world AV issues into proactive safety monitoring at scale.
What they offer
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Ideal candidate
Recent PhD graduate in engineering or CS who is curious about data, writes clean code, and wants to turn real-world fleet events into safer autonomous driving. You enjoy collaborating across teams and communicating findings clearly.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
- Hands-on experience developing software for data analysis, system modeling or simulation
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-documented code in Python or C++ for data analysis tools
- Solid grasp of autonomous vehicle safety fundamentals such as modeling, control, dynamics, perception or ML
- Curiosity to leverage data to answer safety questions from field events
- Eagerness to build relationships across engineering teams to trace issues and collect data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Lab profile
About Waymo
Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.
What they build
- Waymo Driver
- Fully autonomous ride-hail service
Known for
- Large-scale driving simulation
- Simulation realism
- Quantitative evaluations
- Onboard autonomy models
Key facts
- Founded in 2009
- Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project
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