6 hours ago
Base Salary
$298k - $368k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and lead complex horizontal software integrations across the Waymo Simulator stack.
- Define long-term technical vision, system boundaries, and extensible interfaces connecting onboard autonomy subsystems with simulation and evaluation workflows.
- Drive multi-quarter technical roadmaps and large-scale architectural migrations across simulation, evaluation, and onboard engineering teams.
- Partner with senior technical leaders on end-to-end system design and simulation fidelity requirements.
- Establish technical standards, integration frameworks, and validation methodologies for new capabilities and vehicle platforms.
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leads and improve cross-team system architecture and execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Extensive technical leadership experience at an autonomous vehicle, AV simulation, robotics, or related complex simulation/autonomy company.
- Proven success setting multi-year technical vision, driving multi-quarter roadmaps, and delivering complex horizontal software integrations across organizational boundaries.
- Deep expertise architecting large-scale simulation or autonomy systems integrating onboard software stacks, ML models, and vehicle platforms.
- Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical designs, trade-offs, and strategies to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong hands-on proficiency in C++ and large-scale software architecture.
- Preferred: experience architecting autonomous-driving or robotics simulators, including closed-loop simulation, scenario generation, and onboard/offboard interfaces.
- Preferred: experience integrating onboard ML architectures, planning and behavior models, high-definition mapping, or environmental and weather models into simulation.
- Preferred: experience leading simulation-mode migrations, supporting multiple vehicle-platform generations, and delivering large-scale re-architecture and cross-functional integration projects.
Benefits
- Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Full-time position across US locations; the role may be performed remotely depending on the position and location, with location-specific salary ranges shared during the hiring process.
About Waymo
Waymo develops the Waymo Driver, a full-stack autonomous driving system, and operates the Waymo One robotaxi service that offers paid, driverless rides in select U.S. cities. The company monetizes through ride-hailing fares and partnerships integrating its technology on multiple vehicle platforms. Founded in 2009 as Google’s self-driving project, Waymo is headquartered in Mountain View and is an Alphabet subsidiary, with over 10 million rider-only trips and 100+ million autonomous miles on public roads.