Waymo

2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Global Supply Management (GSM)

Waymo$124K — $145K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a BS or MS program in relevant fields such as Supply Chain Management or Electrical Engineering.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor and electronic components lifecycle and design fundamentals.
  • Proficiency in AI, Python scripting, and automation frameworks.
  • Experience with should-cost modeling and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis in Excel/Sheets.
  • Strong collaboration skills for negotiations and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct should-cost modeling and component teardown analyses.
  • Standardize RFP/RFQ process documentation and automate feedback ingestion.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering teams to influence supplier negotiations.
  • Drive financial modeling for component selection processes.
  • Develop and improve automation for manual tasks to enhance efficiency.

Benefits

  • Participation in the Company's generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility.
  • Flexible hybrid work environment.
  • Opportunities for skill development in supply chain management and technology-driven solutions.
Full Job Description
The Hardware Global Supply Management (GSM) - Silicon & Electronic Components team manages high-complexity, high-value commercial sourcing for custom Silicon (E.g. ASICs, SoCs, OSAT/packaging) and Electronic Components (E.g. Passives, Discretes, PCB, Analog/Mixed Signal, Microcontrollers). The team is at the forefront of combining engineering architecture with strong business strategies to enable robust technology solutions at the right time to empower key features and products, pioneering on hardware sourcing excellence and AI-driven automation.

Our team is highly analytical, collaborative, and forward-thinking, with an intent to solve longer term/strategic problems in addition to immediate supply chain challenges. We value strong technical-commercial capabilities, proactivity, and open-minded innovation. We navigate complex commercial and geopolitical environments with high autonomy, continuously push to improve manual tasks using AI automation, and build tight alliances with engineering and manufacturing partners both internally and externally.

You will:
  • Perform should-cost modeling, component teardown analysis
  • RFP/RFQ process documentation and template standardization; automation for feedback ingestion and analysis


You have:
  • Enrolled in a BS or MS program in Supply Chain Management, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or related technical fields.
  • Understanding of semiconductor and electronic components fabrication, packaging, passive/discrete component lifecycles, and design fundamentals.
  • Proficiency in AI and automation via prompting, Python scripting, agentic automation frameworks, and workspace automation.
  • Strong experience with bottom-up should-cost modeling, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and large-scale BOM/financial analytics in Excel/Sheets.


We prefer:
  • Strong ability to collaborate with engineering/architecture teams to drive commercial supplier negotiations and financial modeling for component selection processes.
  • Prior experience building prototype/NPI pipelines with validation logging and human-in-the-loop review.
  • Communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex technical tradeoffs into crisp executive summaries.
  • Highly capable of navigating ambiguity and operating with independence in a fast-paced environment.


Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company's generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly Bachelors Pay

$60-$60 USD

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company's generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly Masters Pay

$70-$70 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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