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Waymo

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Sep 21, 2026
Salary
$159,000–$196,000 a year
Full-time

New Platform Enablement Manager (HW/Ops Design Excellence)

Job description

This role will report to the Platform & Systems Enablement Lead.

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.

Waymo Operations exists to deliver the Waymo Driver to the world. We are a global team building and scaling the world's first and leading…

Job responsibilities

  • 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

Job requirements

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