Senior Systems Engineer, Rider Journeys

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or other technical field
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, software development, or related field
• A systems engineering mindset and a proactive, data-driven approach to fixing problems
• An ability to read C++ to understand feature implementation and debug issues more effectively and an ability to write code for querying data sets (SQL) and creating dashboards
• Ability to think about the rider and an understanding of what might pose a safety risk for a given feature
• Aptitude to apply existing technical depth to new areas and learn quickly
• (Desirable) Experience in safety critical aspects of the operation of fleets or delivery of production products at scale
• (Desirable) Experience working on features or products with a user experience focus
• (Desirable) Experience defining requirements such as precision and recall for machine learning perception models
• (Desirable) Experience performing or collaborating on safety analyses (e.g., Hazard and Risk Assessment, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis, System-theoretic Process Analysis (STPA), Safety of the Intended Function (SOTIF), etc.)

• Waymo's Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways
• We set the high performance standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that performance
• We're looking for talented teammates who’ll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results
• This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Systems Engineer Lead
• Own the systems engineering for novel rider facing features including but not limited to early pullovers, rider pick up, and rider drop off
• Work with cross functional teams including software engineers, product managers, safety engineers, and operations leads to develop requirements and system architecture for new features that support critical user journeys
• Take ownership of the solution, considering applicability to long term goals, and appropriately use engineering judgement and experience to inform paths forward
• Collaborate closely with software engineers on design documents and support implementation with developmental testing
• Partner with our test engineering team to develop rigorous and scalable recurring testing to prevent regressions
• Create dashboards and monitoring to validate in field performance and be the point person to debug field issues when they occur, owning comprehensive cross functional retrospectives as needed