Waymo
Product Quality Engineer, Automotive Sensors
$210K–$259K
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years; no stated alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Optical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads product quality for automotive camera, radar, and lidar sensors from development through mass production, including quality planning, validation, failure analysis, and manufacturing improvement.
What you'll do
- Drive APQP/PPAP quality plans, specification compliance, design reviews, and FMEA across sensor development.
- Validate calibration and end-of-line tests; perform failure analysis and lead 8D investigations and corrective actions.
- Monitor manufacturing quality and reliability metrics, conduct audits, and use statistical methods to improve production.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Optical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of automotive industry experience in design/hardware engineering for automotive product development, focusing on ADAS/autonomous sensors.
- Proficiency in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, DOE, and 8D problem-solving.
- Working knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 26262; experience with data analysis, statistical tools, and quality control systems.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
- Experience in consumer electronics, international contract manufacturing, sensor calibration, or end-of-line testing.
Pay
$210,000 — $259,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA/GR&R, SPC, DOE, 8D, IATF 16949
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