Waymo
Safety Case Research - Product Development Lead
$241K–$297K
Mountain View, CA, USA +3 · Full-time · Posted May 22, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum 3 years of software release management experience.
About the job
Lead development and maintenance of Waymo’s safety case for autonomous driving products, integrating safety claims, policies, regulatory requirements, and change-impact analyses.
What you'll do
- Integrate safety case claims covering design and development processes, including software practices, launch reviews, and AI safety.
- Update safety case content, maintain consistency and change-management policies, and assess impacts across operational domains and vehicle platforms.
- Develop Safety Management System strategies and communications, engage stakeholders and regulators, and contribute to safety research and best practices.
What they ask for
- At least 3 years of first-hand software release management experience, including software development best practices, software quality assurance reviews, and updates management.
- Ability to translate regulations, standards, or emerging industry practices into internal policies and procedures.
- Experience conducting change-impact analysis across multiple platforms or operational domains.
- Experience drafting, contributing to, or maintaining official safety-related documentation, such as a Safety Case, for regulatory submissions.
Nice to have
- Experience with safety-critical software or certification of safety-critical software and/or hardware.
- Track record of engagement in scientific research.
Pay
$241,000–$297,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
Integrate safety case claims related to AI safety.
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