Waymo
System Safety Engineer, Operations & Fleet Response
$196K–$248K
Mountain View, CA, USA +7 · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2025
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Kirkland, WA, USA
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Mountain View, California, United States
Playa Vista, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of relevant engineering work experience, including a minimum of 5 years of System Safety engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads system safety analyses and risk controls for autonomous vehicle hardware, software, and fleet operations, supporting safe design, verification, and regulatory compliance.
What you'll do
- Lead hazard identification, safety risk assessment, mitigation and requirements definition, and verification strategies.
- Review hardware, software, and operations readiness; assess the effectiveness of safety mitigations in the field.
- Improve system safety processes and methodology, and guide adoption of safety standards and regulatory compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Strong technical project management skills and ability to manage multiple parallel projects.
- Proficiency in inductive/deductive safety analyses, Systems Engineering, safety requirements, and verification and validation methods.
- Extensive risk management background and experience aligning risk-based decisions with stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in a listed or related technical field.
- Experience in complex, safety critical fleet operations and their impact on hardware, software, and systems design.
Pay
$196,000 — $248,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
hardware, software
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