Product Safety Engineer

Highlights

• Manage autonomous vehicle product safety beyond collision risk end-to-end.
• Build risk assessments for the Waymo Driver across expanding product scope.
• Define acceptance criteria and KPIs for field monitoring and regression protection.

What they offer

• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Equity incentive plan
• Generous company benefits program

Ideal candidate

Systems-minded safety engineer with 4+ years managing product risk for physical products who thrives in ambiguity and champions safety culture across engineering and operations.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or relevant field OR 4 years practical experience with safety risk assessments and systems engineering
• Proven experience managing product risk for physical products or services using quantitative or semi-quantitative risk models
• Strong foundation in end-to-end risk management lifecycle including identification, assessment, mitigation and acceptance (e.g. ISO 31000/31010)
• Solid understanding of safety-critical system designs and systems engineering Verification and Validation process
• Demonstrated technical project management skills managing multiple parallel cross-functional safety-critical projects
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity