Senior Vehicle Structures Engineer

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo seeks a seasoned hardware engineer in Mountain View to guide vehicle body structure development, applying stamping, casting, and hydroforming with Catia V5/V6. You will collaborate with CAE, suppliers, and internal teams to balance cost and manufacturability for future Waymo programs.

Required: 6+ years in body structure development, production ramp experience, strong DFM skills, and proven cross-functional communication. Travel up to 10%. Salary $198,000–$248,000 USD with full benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in vehicle body structure development or related field.
• Experience with production ramp and launch phases.
• Strong interaction with suppliers and ability to solve tooling/DFM issues.

Responsibilities

• Guide development of vehicle body structures for future Waymo projects: Cold stamping, Hot stamping, Casting, Hydroforming.
• Create layouts and package studies in 3D CAD to support production part development.
• Recommend materials with CAE to validate structural performance.
• Present multiple solutions balancing cost vs tooling investment for decisions.

Skills

Body structure development

Catia V5/V6

DFM & manufacturability

Supplier collaboration

Production ramp experience

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Catia V5/V6

Job description

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.

Hardware Engineering is a diverse, innovative, and collaborative group of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software and vehicle engineers. We design, build, and perfect the products which are the eyes and ears of Waymo's autonomous driving technology, and integrate those products into vehicle platforms. We're seeking curious and talented teammates to keep us moving in the right direction.

This hybrid role will report to a Vehicle Engineering Leader.

You Will

• Use your broad experience in the following manufacturing technologies to guide development of vehicle body structures for future Waymo projects: Cold stamping, Hot stamping, Casting, Hydroforming
• Create layouts, master sections, and package studies in 3D CAD/ Catia V6, to support production part development
• Recommend materials to achieve structural requirements, working closely with our inhouse CAE team to validate
• Present a range of solutions to any given problem, balancing piece price vs tooling investment, to inform decision making
• Work with internal Waymo teams to recommend possible future partners for supply of components from a global supply base

You Have

• Worked at one or more vehicle manufacturers or tier one suppliers in the product development or Engineering teams, and have in-depth knowledge of typical tooling strategies for a range of body structure components
• Launched multiple cars and gone through the production ramp/ launch problem solving phases of the programs
• Examples of strong interaction with suppliers, working through DFM during tooling launches
• Experience driving conversations/ meetings using examples from Benchmark/ competitor vehicle
• Understanding of typical vehicle body assembly strategies and sequence to inform shingling of components

We Prefer

• You are or have been a strong individual contributor, having owned areas of a car from concept through to launch
• You have experience creating production ready CAD (3D and 2D),ideally using Catia V5 or V6
• You have minimum 6 years experience in body structure development

Travel Requirements

• 10% both Domestic and International

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations 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. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

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

$198,000—$248,000 USD