Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer

Waymo•Mountain View, CA

About The Position

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, or Physics
10 years of experience in end to end management of reliability programs for complex electromechanical systems
Experience in delivering on the reliability of 1-2 generations of products, from concept & prototyping, to production ramp and field deployment.
Experience in managing the DFMEA or other risk analysis process across a product line.
Extensive experience developing comprehensive reliability test plans, resolving complex failure analyses, and leading root-cause resolution across functions.
Strong technical background in the mechanics of materials and physics of failure for electronics and sensors.

Nice To Haves

PhD Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, or Physics
15 years of experience, as a manager, directing the reliability program at CMs, ODMs or international vendors and suppliers for electronic components and sub-systems
Experience in OEM automotive, Tier-1 suppliers, autonomous vehicle or sensor domain reliability
Experience in managing a reliability test lab with thermal, vibration and environmental test equipment
Product development and launch experience across multiple independent, high-volume hardware product categories.
Strong mentorship skills with a track record of driving technical leadership within a team

Responsibilities

Lead the reliability program for a Waymo hardware product area (e.g. LiDAR) across its full lifecycle from early development and prototyping, through EVT - DVT - PVT - production ramp and field deployment
Define and improve reliability processes, including risk analyses (DFMEA, FTA), design verification, test and failure analysis, and cross-functional optimizations
Work closely with US-based and international CMs, ODMs and Tier-1s to develop reliability test and validation programs that meet Waymo’s standards of reliability
Develop, communicate, and maintain long-term reliability roadmaps and strategies for your product area.
Work collaboratively with TPMs to build reliability schedules and take responsibility for all deliverables while updating senior engineering leadership
Provide technical evaluations and strategic recommendations on designs, processes, materials and vendor selection to teams within the Waymo Engineering, and navigate complex vendor relationships
Manage program-level risks related to complex, multi-dimensional reliability issues and play a key role in mitigate those risks