Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles. Take a ride now. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
About the role
In this hybrid role, you will report to Risk Management, Safety Engineer Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- An advanced degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or other relevant technical field OR 4 years of practical experience involving safety risk assessments and systems engineering
- Proven experience managing product risk for physical products or services, using quantitative or semi-quantitative risk models to manage risk
- Strong foundation in the process of risk management, including the end-to-end lifecycle of risk: identification, assessment, mitigation and acceptance of risk (e.g. following ISO 31000/31010 or equivalent standards)
- Solid understanding of safety critical system designs and the systems engineering “Verification and Validation” process
- Demonstrated technical project management skills with the ability to effectively manage multiple parallel, cross-functional safety-critical projects and teams. Ability to thrive in ambiguity
More about this role
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
The Waymo Safety team works to promote and help to continuously improve the safety of Waymo’s fully autonomous driving technology. Our experts develop safety goals and strategies, and conduct safety engineering analyses to ensure safety is being considered throughout the design and development of our vehicles. The team develops and promotes safety strategies and policies for autonomous vehicles for its work with regulatory authorities, lawmakers, law enforcement and public and non-profit...
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