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. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

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 autonomous fleet and operations platform. From component sourcing to end customer management, we enable and create value for Waymo through scaled and orchestrated deployment of the Waymo Driver. At Waymo, we are dedicated to building a culture that promotes collaboration and celebration. We value our team members' unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and support and encourage all team members to share their ideas to help Waymo better serve the communities in which we operate.

This role follows an in-office work schedule and reports to our Director, Fleet Operations & Vehicle Manufacturing

You will:

• Drive the development of cutting-edge test solutions to validate autonomous vehicle functionality

• Collaborate directly on software development for diagnostics, integration, and scalable automated testing platforms

• Design and implement optimized processes to achieve high-throughput vehicle commissioning (hundreds of vehicles daily)

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex electrical and software challenges on autonomous vehicles

• Lead the bring-up and calibration of the autonomous vehicle fleet

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering or related field

• 5+ years of industry experience (nothing less)

• Strong understanding of electrical systems and components (Power distribution, networks, harnessing) and electrical diagnostic tools (DMMs, power supplies, oscilloscope, logic analyzers, CAN diagnostics)

• Strong understanding of embedded systems design and debugging methodologies (embedded firmware, RTOS, JTAG, SWD) and software diagnostic tools (command line interfaces, interpreting log files)

• Demonstrated familiarity in software development (Python, C++, Unix/Linux)

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

We prefer:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

• 10+ years of experience in electrical troubleshooting and repair

• Prior team leading or guiding other team members on complex projects

• Experience with autonomous or electric vehicles

• Demonstrated proficiency in software development (Python, C++, Unix/Linux)

• Experience with prototype or early development engineering projects

• Strong project management skills

Travel requirements:

• Minimal travel (The expected base salary range for this full-time position 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. 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**$158,000—$171,000 USD**