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Sr. Staff Systems Engineer, Perception-Planner Risk

Waymo is hiring for Sr. Staff Systems Engineer, Perception-Planner Risk in Mountain View, CA, US. Staff level, $272k–$336k a year stated. First seen October 31, 2026; open as of November 10, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
Waymo
Where
Mountain View, CA, US
Level
Staff
Pay stated
$272k–$336k a year
First seen
October 31, 2026
Listed via
Greenhouse

What the posting says

You will: Define the approach for quantitative safety risk analysis across sensing and perception systems engineering, building on top of Waymo-wide risk assessment and management methodologies. You will design, develop, and implement sophisticated quantitative methods and statistical models for evaluating end-to-end performance for current and counterfactual sensor suites. Apply the defined approach for selected events that occur rarely or have scarce operational data. The generalized goal is to assess behavioral safety risk across a wide variety of situations like interacting with…

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