- Pay
- $230,000–$284,000/yr
- Where
- Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, Michigan, USA
- Posted
- Apr 14
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. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Hardware Engineering is an innovative and collaborative group of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software and vehicle engineers.
What you'd do
- Serve as the primary point of contact between Waymo and automotive supplier partners
- Co-ordinate technical & manufacturing discussion and contract negotiations on strategic sourcing efforts, while providing hardware teams with comprehensive insights into supplier capacities
- Co-ordinate with the internal team and supplier partners team to ensure clear alignment and expectations on technical and commercial deliverables
- Co-ordinate program schedules by tracking milestones and delivering progress reports to essential stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery. Monitor and manage program finances through diligent budget preparation and oversight
- Lead collaborative meetings and proactively resolve obstacles to project completion
What they want
- 8+ years of professional experience in automotive electronics program management or a closely related field
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in the automotive product development processes, systems, and milestones
- Skilled in defining complex problems, achieving team alignment, and delivering strategic solutions to leadership.
- Exceptional leadership and communication abilities, including the capacity to overcome obstacles and provide necessary pushback
- Proven track record of managing multiple competing priorities and achieving high-quality results in high-pressure environments
- Master's degree in Engineering, or a related field
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to resolve complex program related issues, strong negotiation skills
- Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: New Product Introduction, Design Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations in Sourcing or supply chain in quality management
- Strong understanding of electronic assembly processes. & Solid grasp of statistical analysis and production control processes