Staff Silicon Product Engineer
Core
Architect and create high-performance custom silicon and system-level compute architectures for Waymo's fully autonomous vehicle software stack.
Role type
Staff Silicon Product Engineer
Builds
High-performance automotive compute platforms (ASICs, domain-specific architectures)
Domain
Autonomous driving / Semiconductor / Hardware Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
ASIC design and productization, silicon bring-up and characterization, system-level test strategy, root-cause failure analysis, yield optimization, hands-on silicon debugging, data mining for failure signatures, Python, SQL, JMP, R, MATLAB
Preferred skills
AI/ML accelerators (TPU, GPU, NPU), automotive silicon, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, MIPI), foundry and OSAT collaboration, machine learning for automation
Technologies
Python, SQL, JMP, R, MATLAB, PCIe, Ethernet, MIPI
Responsibilities
Lead custom silicon productization from first-silicon bring-up to high-volume production; Define system-level test content and hardware strategy; Lead RMA and field failure investigations; Execute hands-on debug and production readiness; Optimize yield and product health; Partner on silicon bring-up and product characterization
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope