Hiring: Senior System Safety Engineer, Operations & Fleet Response Company: Waymo Location: Los Angeles, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 17:59:47 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: System Safety Engineering, Safety Analysis (Inductive/Deductive), Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, Systems Engineering, Safety Requirements, Verification & Validation, Safety Management Systems, Autonomous Driving, Fleet Operations, Cross-functional Leadership Experience: - 10+ years of relevant engineering work experience, including a minimum of 7 years in System Safety engineering - Experience leading cross-functional safety analyses as a subject matter expert - Experience participating in operations design and readiness reviews, including presenting safety risk to executive leadership - Experience evaluating the continued effectiveness of implemented mitigations and supporting identification of new hazards and mitigations - Experience solving challenging, ambiguous problems with long time horizons - Experience influencing stakeholders across Product, Legal, Systems Engineering, and Operations - Preferred: Experience in complex, safety-critical fleet operations and the impact to hardware, software, and systems design - Preferred: Experience optimizing safety management systems and processes Required Skills: - Strong technical project management skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel projects - Proficiency in selecting and performing appropriate inductive/deductive safety analyses to efficiently identify hazards and their level of risk - Proficiency in applying Systems Engineering principles, including defining SMART safety mitigations/requirements and collaborating on effective verification and validation methods - Ability to articulate and influence new safety approaches across cross-functional stakeholders - Ability to provide guidance on relevant safety standards and industry best practices (preferred) - Ability to travel approximately 5% of the time Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields - Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields Compensation: - Comprehensive benefits package available to all eligible US-based employees, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!