Vendor Test Engineering Lead — Autonomous Vehicle Systems

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo in Mountain View is seeking a Systems Test Engineering leader to govern a large-scale test program spanning multiple vendors and three proving grounds, covering sensing, perception, motion control, fault protection, low voltage and cybersecurity.

You will partner with engineering leads to build long-term project roadmaps, implement automated testing, and scale engineering processes to deliver repeatable workflows and engineering excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in real world testing in automotive, aerospace or robotics, including test equipment, data acquisition, and automated analysis.
• Experience establishing new engagements with vendors providing engineering, testing, or operational services.
• The ability to effectively lead large cross functional teams and projects without direct authority.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully transitioning large engineering workflows from an established team to a new Engineering organization.
• Experience developing a new Engineering organization and establishing effective methodologies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Govern the operational performance and output of a large-scale test engineering program comprised of Vendor Test Engineers working across multiple vendors and three proving grounds and covering Systems Engineering technical domains including: Sensing, Perception, Motion Control, Fault Protection, Low Voltage, Cyber Security, Hardware in the Loop, and Commercialization domains
• Drive towards alignment on strategic handover of technical Engineering workflows and project responsibility
• Work with Waymo technical leads to establish long term project roadmaps to ensure that the latest automation and AI tooling is being incorporated into the testing pipeline to ensure that our testing can provide comprehensive coverage while efficiently utilizing resources
• Understand how to develop sustainable and repeatable engineering workflows from unstructured one off development processes
• Collaborate with engineering partners to create the ideal organizational structure and Engineering process flows
• Create a culture of Engineering excellence at scale for a growing Engineering organization

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Test automation

System testing

Engineering workflows

Job description

Waymo in Mountain View is seeking a Systems Test Engineering leader to govern a large-scale test program spanning multiple vendors and three proving grounds, covering sensing, perception, motion control, fault protection, low voltage and cybersecurity.

You will partner with engineering leads to build long-term project roadmaps, implement automated testing, and scale engineering processes to deliver repeatable workflows and engineering excellence across the organization.