Electrical Engineer, Design Validation

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive board-level and module-level validation test plans for Waymo hardware.
• Execute electrical validation tests for silicon, boards, and systems, covering high-speed/low-speed interfaces, voltage regulators, and power delivery networks (PDN).
• Support hardware bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting processes.
• Document validation results clearly and track bugs from discovery to resolution.
• Enhance validation efficiency and scalability through the development of scripts and automation tools.
• Collaborate closely with Electrical Engineering and software teams to meet key deadlines and priority goals.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in hardware electrical validation.
• Proficiency with bench equipment including oscilloscopes, DMM, e-load, power supplies, power analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and thermal chambers.
• Practical knowledge of signal and power integrity (SI/PI) with the ability to identify risks through validation.
• Ability to read and understand board schematics and layouts to identify proper probe locations and potential points of failure.
• Familiarity with Cadence Allegro or Altium PCB tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience validating voltage regulators, including multi-phase VRs and PDN methodologies.
• Ability to perform SI/PI validations using VNA, TDR, Scope, BERT, and probing stations.
• Familiarity with high-speed and low-speed communication protocols (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, MIPI, I2C, SPI, GPIO).
• Extensive electrical debug experience and familiarity with working in a Linux environment.
• Experience with scripting and automation for validation processes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental wellness support.
• Financial wellness options including competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, and employee provident fund.
• Flexibility and time off, including paid time off, sick leave, parental leave, and the ability to work from another location for four weeks per year.
• Support for families with enhanced leave options for birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development, including education reimbursement and mentorship.

About the Company

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 to improve access to mobility while saving lives. The Waymo Driver powers fully autonomous ride-hail services and is applied across a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases.