# Product Safety Engineer at Waymo

- Company: Waymo
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://waymo.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View CA USA; San Francisco CA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-21
- Apply by: 2026-12-05
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8227762&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-product-safety-engineer/

## 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

Tags: Safety (7GB)

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-product-safety-engineer/