System Safety Engineer, Strategic Programs & Integration
Core
Lead end-to-end program planning, milestone roadmapping, and OKR definition for the System Safety organization to align safety workstreams with product launches.
Role type
Senior IC system safety engineer (strategic programs)
Builds
Safety strategies, policies, and readiness criteria for Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology and vehicle platforms.
Domain
Autonomous vehicles / Safety engineering / Systems engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Technical program management, safety engineering principles, risk management, systems engineering V&V, executive reporting, cross-functional alignment, workflow standardization
Preferred skills
L4 autonomous driving systems, safety case development, STPA, HARA, PRA, data modeling, Python/SQL scripting
Technologies
Jira, TaskFlow, Buganizer, Python, SQL
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end program planning and milestone roadmapping; Spearhead System Safety workstreams for new strategic programs; Establish and execute the Safety Baseline and Delta approach; Track and govern safety readiness criteria; Partner with team leads to standardize safety processes and develop automated workflows; Serve as the primary safety interface to executive program leadership.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC