Waymo · 1 day ago
Electrical Design Validation Engineer
Mountain View, CA, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$158K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The Electrical Design Validation Engineer will develop and execute validation test plans for Waymo hardware, support hardware bring-up and troubleshooting, and enhance validation efficiency through automation tools.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Develop and execute comprehensive board-level and module-level validation test plans for Waymo hardware, by working closely with EE and software teams
Execute electrical validation test for silicon, board and system, covering high-speed / low-speed interfaces, voltage regulators, power delivery network (PDN), cover thermal and voltage corners
Drive and execute validation to meet key deadlines and priority goals
Clearly document validation results. Keep track of bugs encountered and fixed. Clearly communicate test plans and results
Support hardware bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting
Enhance validation efficiency and scalability through the development of scripts and automation tools
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, 3+ years of hands on experience in hardware electrical validation
Excellent communication and project management skills to work with cross functional teams and external suppliers
Experience executing electrical validation on the bench, including the use of: oscilloscopes, DMM, e-load, power supplies, power analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and thermal chambers
Practical knowledge of signal and power integrity; able to identify SI/PI risks through validation
Understanding of board schematics and board layout, finding proper probe locations and identify potential points of failure in the DUT
Experience working in a Linux environment. Working knowledge of Python or Matlab for data processing, visualization and automation
Preferred
Experience validating voltage regulators, including multi-phase VRs, Power Delivery Network (PDN) and understanding associated validation methodologies
Be able to perform signal-integrity (SI), power-integrity(PI) validations with VNA, TDR, Scope, BERT, probing station
Familiarity with relevant high-speed and low-speed communication protocols (e.g., PCIe, ethernet, I2C, SPI). Demonstrated experience validating and debugging high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, DDR, MIPI, Ethernet) and low-speed interfaces (e.g., I2C, SPI, GPIO)
Excellent communication and project management skills to work with cross functional teams and external suppliers
Extensive electrical debug experience
Firmware verification experience. Familiar with Linux, bash, test script generation
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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Chief Financial Officer
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