Waymo
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism
$251K–$310K
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ (L5) / 7+ (L6) years of experience in applied Deep Learning/Machine Learning.
- Education
- MS or BS in Computer Science or a related field.
About the job
Develop machine-learning systems and strategies to improve the quality and realism of labeled sensor data used to simulate and evaluate autonomous driving.
What you'll do
- Develop models to detect and correct issues in perception-based simulation data.
- Analyze data quality and anomalies, and improve data-labeling pipelines and standards.
- Lead ML strategy for high-fidelity data generation in collaboration with perception and simulation teams.
What they ask for
- MS or BS in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5+ (L5) / 7+ (L6) years of experience in applied Deep Learning/Machine Learning.
- Strong background in computer vision, sensor fusion, or perception.
- Proficiency in Python and common ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch); experience with data analysis and quality assessment.
Nice to have
- PhD degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline.
- Experience with autonomous vehicle sensor data; familiarity with data labeling or taking ML models from research to production.
Pay
$251,000—$310,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch
AI focus
Applies machine learning to improve labeled multimodal sensor data, correct perception-data issues, and generate high-fidelity simulation data.
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