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Waymo

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Aug 4, 2026
Salary
$251,000–$310,000 a year
Full-time

Staff SoC Design Engineer

Job description

In this hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Director.

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.

Waymo's Compute Team is tasked with a critical and exciting mission: We deliver the compute platform responsible for running the fully…

Job responsibilities

  • Define the architecture and microarchitecture for Waymo's next-generation autonomous vehicle SoCs, translating system-level requirements into detailed hardware specifications and RTL implementation, using your…
  • Lead microarchitecture and implementation of IPs and subsystems, including for high-performance cache/memory hierarchies, Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnects, and custom accelerators
  • Work with Architects, Firmware and Software teams to drive feature closure and develop microarchitecture specifications
  • Perform power, area and performance exploration and optimization of digital designs
  • Mentor other engineers and guide the technical side of relationships with external vendors, using innovative ideas to solve their design challenges, evaluate and select third-party IP, and ensure a timely and…

Job requirements

  • MS degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of industry experience in ASIC/SoC digital design, microarchitecture, and integration, including ownership of major design blocks or subsystems
  • Proven track record of technical leadership driving design and execution from concept to production, and hands-on experience with multiple successful ASIC tapeouts
  • Deep expertise in SystemVerilog for RTL design, microarchitecture, and integration
  • Strong understanding of computer architecture, memory systems, cache coherence, and high-speed on-chip interconnects
  • Fluency in programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, C++) for architectural modeling, design automation, and debug
  • Strong debug and problem-solving skills, with the ability to root-cause complex issues across hardware and software boundaries
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