Embedded Software Technical Lead & Manager, Simulation

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 thousands of lives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the team responsible for embedded HIL/SIL testing and simulation
• Set strategy for expansion of test and simulation infrastructure to support new products and scale
• Develop Waymo internal graph-based simulation framework in C++
• Improve simulation realism by implementing models of a vehicle and environmental conditions
• Combine past logged data with the output of models running in a loop for representative simulation
• Integrate SIL and HIL simulation with CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure test and simulation infrastructure is highly available and reliable

Requirements

• Technical leadership of software teams
• Strong knowledge of modern C++
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining production software systems
• Advanced level Linux user
• Familiarity in Electrical Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• People management experience
• Passion for HIL simulation
• Embedded programming experience
• Linux for real-time applications
• Knowledge of automotive network systems such as Ethernet and CAN
• Familiarity with datacenter monitoring systems including databases and dashboards