Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer (Automotive)

Location: On-site in Mountain View, California, United States

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

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead the reliability program for a hardware product area such as LiDAR across development, prototyping, EVT, DVT, PVT, production ramp, and field deployment.
• Define and improve reliability processes, including DFMEA, FTA, design verification, testing, and failure analysis.
• Develop reliability test and validation programs with contract manufacturers, ODMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and international vendors.
• Build long-term reliability roadmaps, strategies, schedules, and deliverables in collaboration with TPMs and engineering leadership.
• Evaluate designs, processes, materials, and vendor selections, while managing complex supplier relationships.
• Identify and mitigate program-level risks related to multidimensional reliability issues.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics.
• 10 years of experience managing end-to-end reliability programs for complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience delivering one or two product generations from concept and prototyping through production ramp and field deployment.
• Experience managing DFMEA or another risk-analysis process across a product line.
• Extensive experience creating reliability test plans, conducting failure analysis, and leading cross-functional root-cause resolution.
• Strong technical background in mechanics of materials and physics of failure for electronics and sensors.

Nice to have

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics.
• 15 years of experience directing reliability programs at contract manufacturers, ODMs, international vendors, or suppliers.
• Experience in OEM automotive, Tier-1 suppliers, autonomous vehicles, or sensor reliability.
• Experience managing a reliability test lab with thermal, vibration, and environmental equipment.
• High-volume hardware product development, launch, and mentorship experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a company benefits program, subject to eligibility.
• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus program.
• Equity incentive plan participation, subject to eligibility.
• Collaboration with US-based and international manufacturing and supplier partners.