Hiring: 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 (Hybrid) Target Skills & Keywords: System Safety Engineering, Safety Analysis, Risk Management, Systems Engineering, Autonomous Driving, Safety Requirements, Hazard Identification, Verification & Validation, Safety Standards, Fleet Operations Experience: - 7+ years of relevant engineering work experience, including a minimum of 5 years in System Safety engineering - Strong technical project management skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel projects - Experience participating in hardware, software, and operations design and readiness reviews - Background in leading cross-functional efforts for safety analyses and risk assessment - Experience providing guidance on adoption and adaptation of relevant safety standards and industry best practices - Leadership experience in defining, implementing, and improving System Safety processes Required Skills: - 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 - Extensive background in risk management and aligning risk-based decisions with stakeholders - Ability to assess safety risks both qualitatively and quantitatively - Ability to support the definition of safety requirements, inform design decisions, propose mitigations, and support verification strategies - Ability to evaluate the continued effectiveness of implemented risk control strategies and support identification of new hazards - Ability to integrate System Safety Methodology with other methodologies of a safety framework Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields - Master's degree or PhD in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields (preferred) - Experience in complex, safety-critical fleet operations and the impact to hardware (preferred) Compensation: Not specified in the provided job text. 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!