Senior Systems Engineer, Power Systems (Low Voltage)
Core
Design, build, and perfect Low Voltage power systems and interfaces for Waymo's autonomous vehicle platforms, ensuring safety and integration with OEM partners.
Role type
Senior IC systems engineer (automotive power systems)
Builds
Autonomous vehicle platforms (Waymo Driver)
Domain
Automotive / Electrical Power Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
electrical power systems design, fault tolerance in safety critical systems, functional safety (ISO26262), requirement negotiation with OEMs, verification and validation planning, embedded software interface design, root-cause analysis, SQL for large data sets
Preferred skills
automotive development process knowledge (M1, VB, TT), vehicle communication networks (CAN, FlexRay, LIN, Ethernet), fail-safe/fail-tolerant system design, ASIL D LV systems development, FTA, FMEDA, system Level FMEA, LV component design (DCDC, Batteries, Charge Control, Load shedding), LV system simulations, fault injection testing
Technologies
CAN, FlexRay, LIN, Ethernet, DCDC, Batteries, Charge Control, Load shedding
Responsibilities
Write requirements for OEM partners to set up Low voltage systems and interfaces; define Low voltage systems including communications network and architecture design; develop safety relevant work products like safety concepts, FTA, and FMEDA; create Verification and Validation (V&V) plans and analyze test results; work with embedded software teams to ensure requirements are met; manage delivery timing of feature sets and updates to vehicle prototype fleet software
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC