Waymo

New Platform Enablement Manager (HW/Ops Design Excellence)

Waymo$159K — $196K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in a technical subject or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years in automotive or transportation-related development.
  • Strong operations experience in mission-critical hardware deployment.
  • Experience with cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy new Waymo platforms from prototype to deployment.
  • Collaborate with engineering and stakeholders to resolve issues quickly.
  • Manage operations for sensor suites and vehicle readiness.
  • Work with automotive partners on operational feedback and training.
  • Drive hardware design needs based on operational optimization.

Benefits

  • Participation in annual bonus program and equity incentive plan.
  • Generous company benefits program.
Full Job Description
This role will report to the Platform & Systems Enablement Lead.

You will:
  • Bring up and enable deployment of new and upcoming Waymo platforms across program phases from prototype requirement state to deployment
  • Work with engineering and cross functional stakeholders on fast feedback, issue discovery and resolution
  • Manage and drive operations for new sensor suite and base vehicle to ensure maturity and large scale deployment readiness
  • Work with automotive partners and partner test drivers on operational observations, feedback, and training
  • Help create and drive hardware design and platform feature needs based on optimization for Operations & Scale


You have:
  • BA/BS degree in related technical subject (e.g. engineering, manufacturing, or automotive); or equivalent practical experience in a technical field or role
  • 7+ years of experience in a automotive based (or another transportation related industry such as aviation or space) development
  • Deep Operations experience in helping bring-up hardware and platforms in critical mission environments
  • Demonstrated experience working with large cross functional teams in a program/product based environment and external partners
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for senior stakeholders and cross functional audience


We prefer:
  • Engineering or technical degree in a related field
  • Systems Engineering experience or background - requirement based analysis experience in transportation related industry
  • Hands on experience and exposure to full product development life cycle experience - prototype to production
  • Early prototype testing experience in relevant industry (automotive, aviation, mobility, hardware)
  • Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships; experience working directly with hardware, system engineering, technicians, product, ops leads and end user teams alike


Travel requirement:
  • Flexibility to travel to OEM/vendor/partner/deployment locations as well as test environments


The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$159,000-$196,000 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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