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Product Quality Engineer, Automotive Sensors

Waymo· Hardware Engineering
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Mountain View, CA$210k - $259kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Waymo is seeking a Product Quality Engineer for automotive sensors (Cameras, Radars, Lidars) to lead quality programs across sensor development, ensuring robust, reliable sensor modules that meet specifications throughout concept to mass production.

Responsibilities

  • Champion Product Quality & APQP/PPAP: Serve as the quality champion across the autonomous driving sensor development team (Cameras, Radars, Lidars), driving design methodologies and executing end-to-end quality plans (APQP and PPAP) from concept through mass production to ensure robust, reliable sensor modules that meet specifications.
  • Specification Compliance & Design Lifecycle (DFx/FMEA): Verify and enforce full compliance with the Engineering Requirement Specification (ERS) and sensor specification matrices; oversee the product design lifecycle by facilitating DFMEA, PFMEA, design reviews, DFM/DFA, and DFx for optical, RF/mmWave, and electro-mechanical sensor assemblies.
  • Sensor Characterization, Calibration & EOL Test Validation: Partner with optical, RF, hardware, firmware, and test engineering teams to define and validate sensor calibration, active alignment, RF/antenna performance, and End-of-Line (EOL) functional test coverage, limits, and MSA/GR&R.
  • Failure Analysis, Debug & 8D Problem Solving: Perform hands-on initial failure analysis and hardware/system debug for Camera and Radar modules, supporting sensor module bring-up and vehicle integration while driving cross-functional 8D root-cause investigations and CAPA to closure.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership & Standards Compliance: Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and Tier-1/contract manufacturing partners to execute quality plans, conduct process audits and product inspections, and ensure compliance with automotive quality, reliability, and safety standards (IATF 16949, ISO 26262, AEC-Q100/Q200, ASPICE).
  • Yield Management & Data Analytics: Establish and monitor manufacturing yields, defect rates (DPPM), Cp/Cpk, and reliability metrics; apply SPC, DOE to analyze data from development, qualification, production, and field operations to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Optical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of automotive industry experience in design/hardware engineering for automotive product development, focusing on ADAS/autonomous sensors.
  • Proficiency in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, DOE and 8D problem-solving.
  • Working knowledge of automotive quality and safety standards (IATF 16949, ISO 26262).
  • Experience with data analysis, statistical tools, and quality control systems.
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills with the ability to translate complex engineering issues to leadership and external suppliers.

Skills

Required:APQPPPAPFMEAMSA/GR&RSPCDOE

Benefits

  • Waymo employees are eligible to participate in discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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