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Waymo · 23 hours ago

Senior Test Engineer, Behavior Test Engineering

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$196K/yr - $248K/yr
date8+ years exp

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves developing test strategies and methodologies for autonomous vehicles, designing test plans, and leading cross-functional teams to ensure performance validation in edge cases.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Develop test strategies and new methodologies to support rapid scaling and rare, but critical, edge cases
Design and implement metrics, test plans, and simulated scenarios for testing the autonomous vehicle in off-nominal situations, such as after a fault occurs or when remote assistance is needed, across multiple platforms and in support of rapid commercialization
Write reusable, high quality, software for analyzing simulation test results and be an enabler and advocate for automation at scale
Lead cross-functionally to unblock development of scalable multi-platform testing, working with partner teams who develop the simulator or code running onboard the AV
Use your knowledge of autonomous vehicles, engineering and test strategy development to review and provide feedback on system requirements and feature validation plans

Qualification

Test strategy developmentSoftware development for roboticsData analysis/modelingPythonSQLCommunication skillsCross-functional collaboration

Required

An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or other relevant technical field OR equivalent practical experience involving perception or robotic systems
Experience with software development for robotics OR experience with software verification and validation for software running on robotic, safety critical or high reliability systems
Solid written and verbal communication and experience contributing to projects spanning across multiple disciplines
Experience in data analysis/modeling or software engineering using Python and SQL

Preferred

8+ years of Engineering experience (graduate school and industry experience both count)
Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, assisted driving technology, or other safety critical or high reliability system
Working within PT timezone business hours

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

Company

Waymo

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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.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key 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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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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