Role at a glance
- Salary
- $230K – $242K/yr
- Location
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years relevant working experience
- Education
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering
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Role Summary
This onsite Hardware Engineering role leads signal integrity and power integrity (SI/PI) planning and development for products and subsystems supporting Waymo’s autonomous driving technology. The role reports to a Hardware Engineering Manager and works with cross-functional teams to improve SI/PI performance and design validation.
What You'll Do
- Lead project planning and development by owning SI/PI for products and subsystems.
- Establish SI/PI guidelines and stack-up specifications through feasibility studies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve SI/PI challenges.
- Audit layout routing and component placement for interfaces.
- Perform SI/PI simulation for PCBs, connectors, cabling, and sign-off designs.
- Measure and correlate results with simulation models and improve model accuracy.
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View full postingQualifications
System-level SIPI design, modeling, and optimization using HFSS, SIwave, PowerSI, ADS, or HSPICE; familiarity with oscilloscopes, VNAs, and TDRs; simulation-to-measurement correlation; hands-on SI/PI debugging; communication and collaboration skills.
Required
- System-level SIPI design, modeling, and optimization with simulation software such as HFSS, SIwave, PowerSI, ADS, or HSPICE
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, VNA, and TDR
- Demonstrated experience with simulation-to-measurement correlation
- Hands-on capability in lab environments to debug and resolve SI/PI-related issues
- Excellent communication skills with experience to collaborate with internal and external teams
Preferred
- M.S.E.E. with 3 years of relevant industry experience, or a recent Ph.D. with a specialization in SIPI
- Familiarity with SERDES, SoC Power Integrity (PI) with VR modeling, or LPDDRx interfaces
- Experience in root-cause analysis and debugging of real-world SI/PI hardware issues
- Custom tool automation and scripting in Python/Tcl
- Familiarity with automotive-grade interfaces such as xGBase-T1, CAN/CAN-FD, LVDS, and GMSL
- Experience with DoE simulation for high-volume production intended designs
Original job description
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Original job description
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Hardware Engineering is an innovative and collaborative group of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software and vehicle engineers. We design, build, and perfect the products which are the eyes and ears of Waymo's autonomous driving technology, and integrate those products into vehicle platforms. We're seeking curious and talented teammates to keep us moving in the right direction.
This role follows a 100% onsite work schedule and you will report to a Hardware Engineering Manager
You will:
- Lead all stages of project planning and development by owning SI/PI for products and sub-systems.
- Establish comprehensive SI/PI guidelines and stack-up specifications through feasibility studies; collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve SI/PI challenges.
- Audit layout routing and component placement for all interfaces to maximize SI/PI performance.
- Perform SIPI simulation for PCB, connectors, cabling and sign-off designs
- Measure and correlate with simulation models, enhancing model accuracy.
- Research and integrate advanced SI/PI technologies to improve simulation efficiency, consistency, and precision.
You have:
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years relevant working experience
- Ability to perform system level SIPI design, modeling and optimization with simulation softwares such as HFSS, SIwave, PowerSI, ADS, HSPICE
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, VNA, and TDR
- Demonstrated experience with simulation-to-measurement correlation
- Hands-on capability in lab environments to debug and resolve SI/PI-related issues
- Excellent communication skills with experience to collaborate with internal and external teams
We prefer:
- M.S.E.E. with 3 years of relevant industry experience, or a recent Ph.D. with a specialization in SIPI
- Familiarity in one or more of the following areas: SERDES, SoC Power Integrity (PI) with VR modeling, or LPDDRx interfaces
- Experience in root-cause analysis and debugging of real-world SI/PI hardware issues
- Streamlined SI/PI workflows through custom tool automation and scripting [Python/Tcl]
- Familiar with automotive-grade interfaces such as xGBase-T1, CAN/CAN-FD, LVDS, GMSL
- Experience with DoE simulation for high-volume production intended designs
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
About the company
Waymo
Large Enterprise
Waymo is a leading autonomous driving technology company, originally a part of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. Established in 2009, Waymo focuses on developing self-driving cars and innovative transportation solutions designed to enhance mobility and safety on the roads. By employing advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, the company aims to revolutionize personal and shared transportation, making it more accessible and efficient. Waymo's efforts contribute significantly to the future of autonomous vehicles and the ongoing shift towards smart transportation systems.
Waymo is a leading autonomous driving technology company, originally a part of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. Established in 2009, Waymo focuses on developing self-driving cars and innovative transportation solutions designed to enhance mobility and safety on the roads. By employing advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, the company aims to revolutionize personal and shared transportation, making it more accessible and efficient. Waymo's efforts contribute significantly to the future of autonomous vehicles and the ongoing shift towards smart transportation systems.