Functional Safety Engineer, Silicon

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.

Waymo's Compute Team is tasked with a critical and exciting mission: We deliver the compute platform responsible for running the fully autonomous vehicle's software stack. To achieve our mission, we architect and create high-performance custom silicon; we develop system-level compute architectures that push the boundaries of performance, power, and latency; and we collaborate closely with many other teammates to ensure we design and optimize hardware and software for maximum performance. We are a multidisciplinary team seeking curious and talented teammates to work on one of the world's highest performance automotive compute platforms.

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Silicon Design Lead. 

This position will require the ability to work some hours that align with the team in the Pacific Time zone on an as needed basis.

You will:

• Define functional safety architectures, features and mechanisms for fault detection, isolation and recovery at hardware level, in alignment with industry best practices and meeting Functional Safety standards (ISO 26262)
• Derive and document detailed technical safety requirements and ensure traceability
• Plan and execute safety engineering activities for qualitative and quantitative safety analysis, verification and validation, including development of test concepts and procedures
• Implement Safety Analyses (FMEA, FMEDA, DFA and FTA)
• Perform fault injection campaigns to test the effectiveness of the diagnostic mechanisms and the measurement of vulnerability factors
• Execute tool qualification, support safety assessments and audits
• Create high quality functional safety work products, including technical reports and safety cases to support product development and external audits throughout the safety lifecycle
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in requirements and  integration of safety features

You have:

• MS or higher in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent
• 8 years technical experience in Functional Safety Engineering for automotive
• Deep understanding of automotive standards (e.g. ISO26262) and application to silicon product life cycle
• Proficiency  in safety engineering tools and methods for analysis (FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA) such as Medini Analyze and verification tools such as VC-Z01X for fault injection.
• Tool scripting and automation
• Experience in requirements management tools (e.g. Jama)
• Expertise with automotive hardware architectures and safety mechanisms at SoC and system levels, including microcontrollers, sensors and communications interfaces
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, ability to work independently and collaborate in a multi-functional environment across geos

We prefer:

• Familiarity with cybersecurity standards (ISO 21434)
• Device physics and fault modeling expertise

May require travel (5-10%)

The expected base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level.  Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.