u/Anxious_Cucumber_574 — reddlx

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:

What does the technical screen look like for a hardware/systems role — is it coding, systems discussion, or debugging scenarios?
How much do they test on AV-specific knowledge like sensor suites, CAN bus, vehicle actuators, power systems?
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!