Senior Systems Engineer, Vehicle Security
Waymo
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Practise the Senior Systems Engineer, Vehicle Security at Waymo interview free →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.
Hardware Engineering is a diverse, innovative, and collaborative group of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software and vehicle engineers. We design, build, and perfect the products which are the eyes and ears of Waymo's autonomous driving technology, and integrate those products into vehicle platforms. We're seeking curious and talented teammates to keep us moving in the right direction.
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Systems Engineering Manager
You will:
- Develop and own comprehensive vehicle system security requirements aligned with the high-level vehicle platform security strategy
- Work with OEMs and adjacent Systems Engineers to define and implement the vehicle network and module security architecture
- Define and manage requirements for vehicle platform features that are based on security concepts, such as Digital Key and SOTA
- Create detailed security requirements for Waymo software interfaces to ensure secure communication with the vehicle platform
- Develop Verification and Validation (V&V) plans, execute tests, analyze results, and resolve defects related to platform security across various platforms and prototype phases
- Oversee the delivery timing of feature sets and software updates to the vehicle prototype fleet, and troubleshoot issues to ensure required capabilities
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, or similar
- A thorough understanding of vehicle communications and module security technology (Autosar SecOC, Security relevant services in ISO14229-1 UDS, HSMs, etc)
- A deep knowledge of vehicle communication networks and protocols (Physical and Application layer, e.g. CAN, FlexRay, LIN, Ethernet, DBCs, etc) and an understanding of the embedded systems that control via these networks
- The ability to create & negotiate targets and requirements with OEMs and Waymo adjacencies and create and execute effective DVPs as part of the role
We prefer:
- Hands-on experience implementing and testing automotive security mechanisms
- Full lifecycle experience launching an automotive security critical system from definition to market
- At least 5 years experience in an automotive security (or similar industry) role delivering software and/or hardware
- Experience with CCC Digital Key implementation
Travel requirements:
- 6-8 times / year - international, typically 1 week at a time
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
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