Sensing Systems Engineer – New Platforms
| Company | Waymo |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA, Mountain View, CA, USA |
| Salary | $196000 – $248000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics or related technical field
- 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or a related field
- Familiarity with robotics, sensing, or perception technologies
- Experience with system engineering fundamentals: requirements definition, system design and architecture, trade studies, and verification and validation methods
- Experience working on large and complex systems
- Experience with python
Responsibilities
- Analyze tradeoffs and drive consensus with product, hardware, and software teams to converge on a sensing architecture for a new vehicle platform
- Use your understanding of sensing and perception technologies and systems engineering principles to propose sensing and perception requirements that flow from product goals
- Guide communication between the sensing and perception systems engineering team and the cross-functional new platform program by representing the team’s work and ensuring the team delivers systems engineering work in support of the program
- Develop and coordinate execution of test campaigns that accelerate product development by exposing issues and identifying root causes
- Lead the sign-off of sensing and perception systems for deployment in a manner that upholds safety, and define the testing strategy, coordinate execution, and drive reporting of results
- Write reusable, high quality, data analysis and test automation software (Python)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with autonomous vehicles or other autonomous systems
- Experience with different sensing modalities
- Experience developing and testing machine learning/computer vision/AI systems
- Experience with safety-critical systems
- Experience with C++