Staff Field Quality Engineer (Automotive)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; hybrid work schedule with onsite responsibilities

Salary: $210,000–$259,000 USD annually, plus discretionary annual bonus, equity incentive plan, and company benefits.

Company

Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and fully autonomous ride-hail services through the Waymo Driver.

What you will do

• Lead field quality initiatives across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, and Operations.
• Analyze fleet data to identify emerging quality trends and systemic risks.
• Lead root cause analysis, containment, and resolution of complex field issues.
• Develop scalable field quality processes, tools, and automation for identifying and mitigating failures.
• Define quality coverage requirements and validation methods for corrective actions.
• Build feedback systems that improve product designs, diagnostics, and operational playbooks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 8 years of experience in electro-mechanical product development.
• Experience in quality, reliability, or a similar engineering role.
• Experience with data analysis, reporting, and dashboard creation using Python, SQL, JMP, or Tableau.
• Practical knowledge of quality and reliability methods including 8D, DMAIC, Kepner-Tregoe, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and DOE.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in automotive, robotics, or other complex systems industries.
• Advanced statistical modeling and large-scale data analysis experience with Tableau, JMP, or PLX.
• Understanding of hardware/software interactions, embedded systems, and diagnostics.
• Familiarity with Weibull analysis and Nevada charting.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative hardware engineering environment spanning electrical, mechanical, reliability, software, and vehicle engineering.
• Annual bonus program and equity incentive plan, subject to eligibility.
• Company benefits program, subject to eligibility.