Senior Motion Systems Engineer, Actuators
Core
Design, build, and integrate electromechanical motion control systems (e.g., Steer-by-Wire, Electronic Braking) for Waymo's autonomous driving technology.
Role type
Senior IC motion systems engineer (actuators)
Builds
Hardware components for the Waymo Driver autonomous vehicle platform
Domain
Autonomous driving / Automotive hardware
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
electromechanical motion control systems, Python for data analysis and scripting, requirements management traceability, interface control documents (ICDs), fleet data analysis, root-cause resolution
Preferred skills
L4 autonomous vehicle platforms, ISO 26262 / SOTIF functional safety, managing technical interfaces with Tier 1 suppliers, automotive communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet)
Technologies
Python, C++, DOORS, Jama, Vector CANoe/CANalyzer
Responsibilities
Translate product and safety goals into technical requirements, drive architectural trade-off discussions, serve as primary technical interface between software teams and hardware suppliers, review verification strategies for driverless operation, lead investigations into field issues and testing anomalies, develop Python scripts to automate analysis of large-scale fleet data
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC