Senior Field Quality Engineer (Automotive)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States. The role follows a hybrid work schedule.

Salary: $177,000–$218,000 USD per year, plus potential annual bonus, equity, and company benefits.

Company

Waymo develops autonomous driving technology, including the Waymo Driver and autonomous ride-hailing products.

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 corrective action for complex field issues.
• Develop scalable field quality processes, tools, and automation for identifying and mitigating field failures.
• Define quality coverage requirements and validation methods for corrective actions.
• Build feedback systems that improve designs, diagnostics, and operational playbooks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in electro-mechanical product development.
• 5+ years of experience in quality, reliability, or a similar engineering role.
• 5+ years of experience with data analysis, reporting, and dashboard creation using tools such as Python, SQL, JMP, or Tableau.
• Practical knowledge of quality and reliability methods including 8D, DMAIC, Kepner-Tregoe, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and DOE.
• Experience leading 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 tools such as Tableau, JMP, or PLX.
• Understanding of hardware/software interactions, embedded systems, and diagnostics.
• Familiarity with Weibull analysis and Nevada charting.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across electrical, mechanical, reliability, software, and vehicle engineering teams.
• Hybrid work schedule.
• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus program.
• Equity incentive plan and company benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.