Waymo
Hardware Engineer, LIDAR Performance Validation
$159K–$196K
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 15, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years with a Master of Science, or PhD.
- Education
- Master of Science or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, or equivalent.
About the job
Develop and validate LiDAR systems and electro-optical subsystems, including performance modeling, testing, calibration, and field data quality analysis.
What you'll do
- Develop characterization methods, physics-based models, and performance validation plans across the design lifecycle.
- Design and oversee LiDAR field measurements and structured tests; analyze environmental effects on performance and data quality.
- Work across engineering teams to triage LiDAR data-quality issues and support system-level performance and safety requirements.
What they ask for
- Master of Science with 5+ years of experience, or PhD, in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of depth sensing technologies and hands-on prototyping or characterization of precision optical, electrical, or mechanical components and assemblies.
- Experience developing and maintaining physics-based computational models for LiDAR or other optical sensing hardware.
- Track record of innovation and solving challenging technical problems; strong data analysis, presentation, and technical communication skills.
Nice to have
- Proficiency with data analysis in Python or C++; experience designing studies or experiments and hypothesis testing.
- Previous product development experience; cross-disciplinary physics experience and hands-on analytical physics modeling; strong understanding of optical semiconductors and optical systems.
Pay
$159,000 — $196,000 USD base salary
Tools
LiDAR, Python, C++, Matlab
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