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Waymo

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Aug 20, 2026
Salary
$190,000–$234,000 a year
Full-time

Design Studio Process Manager

Job description

Waymo’s cars may be self-driving, but its preconstruction development standards are steered by experts like you. Safety is our foundation and is at the heart of everything we do. As Waymo’s Design Studio Process Manager, you will own the facility layout optimization by transforming our business needs and operation into standardized and efficient solutions in an extremely fast paced environment with high degree of ambiguity. At every turn, process excellence, collaboration, and detailed cross-org communication are critical.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Head of Project Delivery.

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's…

Job responsibilities

  • Analyze end-to-end operational workflows to identify bottlenecks, unnecessary motion and capacity constraints, and ultimately translating these findings into facility design requirements within our depots, service…
  • Partner with Architectural, Engineering, Product, Operations, Robotics, and Ops Excellence teams to develop and validate autonomous infrastructure concepts, ensuring design standards support efficient, scalable, and…
  • Continuously improve physical infrastructure design standards by applying Lean principles, industrial engineering methodologies, operational modeling, and real-world performance data to optimize facility layout and…
  • Evaluate facility concepts through simulations, pilots, and real-world testing to validate design assumptions, improve efficiency, and drive continuous improvement
  • Influence infrastructure planning by developing operational analyses, performance metrics, and scalability recommendations that support facility programming and design decisions

Job requirements

  • 10+ years of industrial engineering, operations excellence, process improvement, manufacturing engineering, or related disciplines as they relate to automotive throughput
  • Experience applying Lean principles, process improvement methodologies, and operational modeling to improve facility design and business performance
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams during facility planning design, or operational improvements
  • Experience solving complex challenges through structured data analysis and forensics, applying methodical frameworks, practical experience, innovation, and sound judgment to make effective decisions even when…
  • Experience developing and implementing process improvements and/or lean methodology to streamline the full project delivery cycle inclusive of a strong understanding of and experience using AI tools to enhance workflows
  • Up to 25% travel time
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