Waymo
autonomous driving technology
SafetyResearcher,ComputationalBehaviorModeling
“Safety Researcher, Computational Behavior Modeling at Waymo. Skills: computational road user behavior modeling, computational modeling of human and/or animal cognition and behavior. technical leader in the area of computational road user behavior modeling. Research and develop metrics and computational models of road user cognition and behavior for use in Waymo's safety evaluation methodologies”
What You'll Achieve.
promote and help to continuously improve the safety of Waymo’s fully autonomous driving technology; develop safety goals and strategies; conduct safety engineering analyses to ensure safety is being considered throughout the design and development of our vehicles; develop and promote safety strategies and policies for autonomous vehicles
Industry & Context.
Travel is required for this role and can be up to 10%, Travel would consist of attending global academic conferences and traveling to Waymo's headquarters
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
doctoral degree in a field that involves a combination of computational/mathematical modeling and cognitive science/ behavioral science, at least 5 years of experience, publication record, computational modeling of human and/or animal cognition and behavior, coding and mathematical skills, collaboration and communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience in active inference-based modeling, Experience in modern AI-based modeling (world models, learning paradigms etc. ), Experience in traffic safety research
What You'll Do.
technical leader in the area of computational road user behavior modeling
Research and develop metrics and computational models of road user cognition and behavior for use in Waymo's safety evaluation methodologies
productionize behavioral metrics/models in Waymo’s simulation infrastructure
Explore and innovate novel modeling concepts and ideas in research projects with external academic partners
Publish your work in scientific journals and conferences
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with other Waymo teams, in particular the the Simulation and AI Foundations teams
Communication Scope
communication skills
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