Senior Wireless Test Engineer

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.

Waymo's Compute Team is tasked with a critical and exciting mission:
We deliver the compute platform responsible for running the fully autonomous vehicle's software stack. To achieve our mission, we architect and create high-performance custom silicon; we develop system-level compute architectures that push the boundaries of performance, power, and latency; and we collaborate closely with many other teammates to ensure we design and optimize hardware and software for maximum performance. We are a multidisciplinary team seeking curious and talented teammates to work on one of the world's highest performance automotive compute platforms.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to the EMC Lead.

• Create, develop, test methods and test performance metrics for various wireless technologies (5G , LTE, Wi-Fi, BLE, GNSS)
• Cultivate automated test scripts and expertly operate sophisticated measurement equipment
• Perform deep-dive analysis on internal logs to identify and resolve hardware/software issues, working closely with various cross-functional teams including external vendors
• Help with our internationalization efforts working with various international carriers and regulatory bodies so that our module meets stringent regulatory compliance standards
• Work with HW/SW development teams in the lab and in the field to identify and resolve connectivity performance issues
• Lead our fleet-wide connectivity initiatives for improving involving congestion, priority and coverage across the US and internationally
• Conduct and plan targeted field experiments to evaluate and improve performance of various wireless technologies

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, related technical field, with 5 years industry experience
• Hands-on experience with live network testing that includes creating a test plan, conducting field testing and log analysis
• Expert in using wireless testing equipment such as Call Boxes, signaling testers, GNSS Simulator, WLAN Access Points
• Solid knowledge with practical experience in at least one of the wireless technologies (5G , LTE, GNSS, BLE, Wi‑Fi) and experience with SAR, OTA, Coexistence testing, Interoperability testing
• Excellent written/verbal communication, able to work independently
• Hands on scripting experience (Shell, Python, Bash) to automate repetitive tasks in various test methods

• Comfortable with working on hardware and supporting engineering in debugging difficult issues
• Deep understanding of cellular protocol stack from PHY/MAC to higher layers
• Knowledge of antenna / RF design concepts
• Able to travel locally and internationally

• 15% a year

$175,000 — $221,000 USD

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.