Field Safety – Operations Performance

Responsibilities

• Advance operational learning by leading deep-dive investigations into complex field events involving human-system interactions, resulting in process and system enhancements.
• Define and govern Waymo’s enterprise-level safety requirements and standards for human drivers and vehicle operators, including those related to fatigue and distracted driver risk mitigations.
• Analyze operational field data to feed closed-loop safety learning.
• Be a champion for a just safety culture throughout the organization.

Requirements

• M.S. in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, Organizational Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related degree
• 10+ years experience with safety involving human-system interaction and complex socio-technical systems (e.g. autonomous systems, transportation, aerospace, robotics, or defense)
• Demonstrated expertise applying human factors engineering and HOP principles to incident investigations and risk control design
• Self-motivated and eager for cross-functional collaboration

We prefer

• Ph.D. in Human Factors, Organizational Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Cognitive Science, or a related degree
• Experience with Fatigue Risk Management and/or human performance in automated driving or teleoperations.

Travel

As required, up to 10%

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.

Salary Range

• $241,000
• $297,000 USD