- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Product
- Posted
- Mar 20, 2026
- Salary
- $159,000–$196,000 a year
Technical Program Manager, Systems Engineering
Job description
Waymo’s Technical Program Managers and Program Managers are accountable for Waymo’s roadmap execution by providing thoughtful cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management. In the face of complex technical and operational challenges with no established playbooks to follow, we act with thoughtful urgency, driving conversations, discussions, and outcomes. Our team partners closely with every function of Waymo to structure, own and drive work towards real-world deployments of the Waymo Driver across platforms and geographies.
This role follow a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Director, Technical Program Management.
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company…
Job responsibilities
- Identify gaps and propose changes to existing policy, systems, and process frameworks
- Develop scalable solutions and work to manage risks across the organization and develop best practices that are a benefit across the organization
- Support or lead complex, multidisciplinary projects including managing project schedules, identifying risks, and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders.
- Create presentations with compelling messages effectively tailored to different audience levels, including executives
- Drive recommendations through to implementation and results
- Develop and manage testing and analysis best practices for complex HW/SW systems
Job requirements
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics,Mechanical Engineer, or relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years relevant work experience systems engineering or an adjacent field
- Understanding of Systems Engineering Processes (i.e. use cases to requirements to architecture to design review to DVP/V&V, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience in managing end to end systems integrated projects or programs and executing complex strategic and operational initiatives
- Experience implementing projects in a demanding, change-oriented, fast-paced environment requiring a high degree of deadline-driven productivity
- Proven ability to work with team members and cross functional groups to design processes and implement strategic projects that solve business problems.
Similar jobs
Waymo · Product
Program Manager, Regulatory Reporting
Mountain View, California (Remote OK)
Waymo · Product
2027 Summer Intern, MBA, Salesforce Product Owner
Los Angeles, California
Waymo · Product
Program Manager, Expansion
Mountain View, California · San Francisco, California
Waymo · Product
Senior Product Manager, Autonomous Vehicle Reliability
Mountain View, California · San Francisco, California
