u/Anxious_Cucumber_574

Hey everyone,

I have an on-site interview coming up at Waymo for a Systems Integration Engineer role and wanted to get some insight from anyone who has been through the process recently.

The role involves hardware and software integration, cross-domain debugging across ME, EE, and SW, and working with vendor partners on vehicle platform systems.

For those who have interviewed for a similar role at Waymo, what kind of questions did they ask? Was it more hands-on technical, system design, or behavioral? Did they give you a specific debugging scenario to work through?

Any insight on the format, what to prepare for, or what they focus on would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance

Hi All,

I have an interview coming up for a Systems Integration Engineer position at Waymo and I'm struggling to find experiences specific to this role online. Figured this community might have some folks who've been through it or work in the AV space.

The role is under Hardware Engineering and covers:

• Integration and bring-up of novel self-driving vehicle platform systems
• Debugging across ME, EE, and SW on deployed systems
• Defining requirements and interfaces between subsystems
• Working with vendor and manufacturing partners

If you've interviewed for this role or anything similar at Waymo, Cruise, Aurora, Motional, or other AV companies, I'd love to hear:

1. What does the technical screen look like for a hardware/systems role — is it coding, systems discussion, or debugging scenarios?
2. How much do they test on AV-specific knowledge like sensor suites, CAN bus, vehicle actuators, power systems?
3. Any surprises or things you wish you'd prepared differently?

My background is EE with hands-on HW/SW debugging experience, Python/C++, and some familiarity with vehicle control systems. Feeling okay on the technical side but would love any real-world insight from people in this industry.

Thanks in advance!