AI-Driven Hardware Sourcing Intern

Waymo LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo LLC in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a hard-working intern for its Hardware Global Supply Management - Silicon & Electronic Components team. You will work on should-cost modeling, BOM analytics, and AI-driven automation as part of strategic supplier negotiations with engineering partners.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in BS or MS programs in related fields and comfortable with Python, Excel, and early-stage supplier workflows.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a BS or MS program in Supply Chain Management, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or related technical fields.
• Understanding of semiconductor and electronic components fabrication, packaging, passive/discrete component lifecycles, and design fundamentals.
• Proficiency in AI and automation via prompting, Python scripting, agentic automation frameworks, and workspace automation.
• Strong experience with bottom-up should-cost modeling, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and large-scale BOM/financial analytics in Excel/Sheets.

Responsibilities

• Perform should-cost modeling, component teardown analysis
• RFP/RFQ process documentation and template standardization; automation for feedback ingestion and analysis

Skills

Should-cost modelling

Python scripting

AI automation

Excel/Sheets

TCO analysis

Education

BS/MS in Supply Chain / Engineering

Tools

Python

Excel/Sheets

Job description

Waymo LLC in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a hard-working intern for its Hardware Global Supply Management - Silicon & Electronic Components team. You will work on should-cost modeling, BOM analytics, and AI-driven automation as part of strategic supplier negotiations with engineering partners.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in BS or MS programs in related fields and comfortable with Python, Excel, and early-stage supplier workflows.