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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ 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.

You Will

Authority on complete vehicle interior systems including; Hard Trim, Soft Trim, Door Trim, Seating, Trunk Trim, Cabin NVH
Confident interfacing with Senior Leadership internally at Waymo, at OEM partners and Tier 1 suppliers, guiding conversations and influencing outcomes in the best interest of the Waymo product.
Estimation of interior strategy costs (investment and piece costs) for options to inform decision making.
Proven team lead, having managed permanent or contract staff delivering designs
Ability to create high level interior strategies for future Waymo vehicles:
- Create (or guide others to create) master sections to explain package and buildup of vehicle interior components
- Drive conversations/meetings using examples from Benchmark/competitor vehicles
- Relevant experience/ examples of developing vehicle interiors with low and high volume production, as well as low cost vs premium strategies. Able to communicate pros and cons of volume of manufacture vs spend.
- Gather and present possible materials and mock-ups for group convergence on Waymo preferred solutions.
Able to guide and recommend durable materials, suitable for high traffic vehicle interiors, along with pros and cons of different material options, working towards decision making, leaning towards premium feel packages.
Will likely be asked from time to time to ‘step-in’ and Engineer, CAD and release designs when timelines are imminent, as needed.

You Have

Vast experience (12+yrs), having launched multiple car platforms successfully, ideally working on early concept stages through to production launch.
Extensive knowledge of vehicle interior/ whole vehicle architecture including partnering commodities, such as, Cabin HVAC, Cabin Lighting, User Experience Hardware (Phone/Laptop Charging, Display Integration etc.)
Current working knowledge of Catia (V5/V6), able to create master sections for team to use as input
Ability to communicate up and down with Waymo leadership, partner OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
Experience working with (and preferably current contacts within) major interior suppliers and tier one vendors
Experience Engineering vehicle structures as well as cosmetic A-Class components/ assemblies.
Demonstrated ability to identify, engage with and downselect supplier selection working with Supply Chain and SQE.

We Prefer

Ability to read moldflow and interpret results to guide component and tooling design
Tool design history/ working at a tool design or injection molding company to optimize tooling design for part quality, timing and investment cost.
PPAP quality process and how this is applied to automotive components.

Travel

Travel to Vehicle team in Novi MI, possibly once per quarter
Travel to vendors and OEM partners likely once per 4-6 weeks. Some domestic, some overseas

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

$230,000—$292,000 USD

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