Proving Ground Technician Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Manage complex and novel testing program requirements with high detail and concise feedback loops to effectively develop the Waymo driver and new OEM integration platforms at scale.
• Maintain the ability to pivot resources and realign to dynamically shifting needs of accelerated programs. This includes managing the shift in work volume from technically mature platforms and systems to less mature…
• Intake information from program managers to effectively prioritize new workflows, overlapping requirements, and conflicting needs across high priority asks from Waymo.
• Establish SLAs and KPIs with our extended workforce teams and vendor managers to maintain rigorous operational metrics.
• Coordinate testing priorities and workflows with cross-functional engineering leads, including the Systems Engineering teams responsible for allocating and running closed course testing missions.
• The Proving Grounds manager must effectively plan, manage and project the growth of their teams and resources relative to the overall programs they support.

Job requirements

• A high level of technical capacity to effectively communicate across multiple stakeholders, support root cause analysis on trending issues impacting fleet performance, commit to the continuous improvement of the…
• Workshop management experience. Specifically experience supporting technician teams, testing environments and a deeper understanding of tooling and infrastructure required for successful testing in a proving ground or…
• Experience supporting rapidly changing testing configurations in software (firmware) and hardware across multiple platforms at the same time.
• The ability to pivot resources and realign to dynamically shifting needs of accelerated programs, transitioning from mature platforms to highly complex, less mature assets.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, external partners, and executives.
• Analytical skills to identify developmental opportunities and communicate them effectively.