Waymo · 1 month ago
Systems Engineer, Perception
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$196K/yr - $248K/yr
4+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Systems Engineer for Perception to lead the qualification of perception software systems and develop high-quality analysis tools based on simulation and fleet data.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Use your knowledge of perception systems combined with Waymo’s safety and business targets to propose requirements based on statistical, risk based arguments
Lead the qualification of perception software systems that are a key part of Waymo’s driverless software release
Drive consensus on those requirements within the software and hardware teams
Develop reusable, high-quality analysis and evaluation tools based on simulation and fleet data
Use these and existing tools to design, debug, and execute tests
Communicate recommendations and results of your analysis in technical reports and presentations to peers and leadership
Qualification
Required
An advanced degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or other relevant technical field OR 4 years of practical experience involving perception or robotic systems
Experience in software engineering for simulation and data evaluation, using Python or other high level language (e.g. SQL, R, C++)
Comfortable juggling multiple projects at once and thriving in ambiguity
Experience managing projects with multiple contributors and stakeholders
Excellent technical communication and writing skills
Preferred
Experience with Systems Engineering fundamentals, including requirements definition and verification and validation techniques
Experience with perception systems for robotics or autonomy, including work with lidar, camera, and/or radar sensor data
Experience with testing safety-critical systems
Experience with C++
Experience with developing and/or testing machine learning/computer vision/AI systems
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
Leadership Team
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Co-Chief Executive Officer
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