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Job Overview
Location
San Francisco, Arizona, USA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Operations
Date Posted
September 23, 2025
Full Job Description
đ Description
- ⢠Own the end-to-end validation roadmap for Waymoâs autonomous driving operations, translating cutting-edge research into scalable, real-world testing programs that directly accelerate the path to fully self-driving vehicles.
- ⢠Partner with engineering, product, safety, and field operations teams to define what âgoodâ looks like for every new featureâthen design the data-collection campaigns, simulation suites, and on-road test matrices that prove it.
- ⢠Build and maintain a living validation playbook: KPI trees, risk matrices, statistical power analyses, and scenario libraries that let stakeholders see at a glance how close each capability is to launch readiness.
- ⢠Drive the daily rhythm of validation execution: schedule test vehicles, allocate test-driver crews, negotiate city permits, and orchestrate nightly regression runs in simulation so that feedback loops stay under 24 hours.
- ⢠Distill terabytes of raw log data into crisp, decision-ready narratives for VPs and directors; your dashboards and weekly read-outs will determine whether a feature ships, gets iterated, or is rolled back.
- ⢠Continuously optimize cost-per-mile and time-per-validation-mile by identifying automation opportunitiesâeverything from synthetic data generation to ML-driven triage of disengagements.
- ⢠Lead cross-functional war-room sessions when a critical safety or performance regression is detected; coordinate root-cause analysis, containment actions, and retest plans across hardware, software, and operations teams.
- ⢠Champion a culture of rigorous experimentation: mentor junior TPMs and data scientists on experiment design, statistical rigor, and the ethical implications of testing on public roads.
- ⢠Translate regulatory and legal requirements into concrete test protocols, ensuring every validation campaign meets or exceeds federal, state, and municipal standards.
- ⢠Manage vendor and partner relationshipsâsensor suppliers, mapping providers, and third-party logistics firmsânegotiating contracts that give Waymo flexibility while controlling spend.
- ⢠Forecast validation demand 6â12 months ahead, aligning headcount, vehicle build schedules, and compute budgets so that the program never becomes the bottleneck.
- ⢠Spearhead post-mortems and retrospectives after each major launch, codifying lessons learned into reusable templates and automated checklists that raise the bar for future programs.
đŻ Requirements
- ⢠5+ years of technical program or product management experience in autonomous systems, robotics, or safety-critical software environments.
- ⢠Proven track record of designing and executing large-scale validation or testing campaigns involving real-world hardware, simulation, and statistical analysis.
- ⢠Deep fluency in data-driven decision makingâSQL, Python, or equivalent tools for extracting, analyzing, and visualizing complex datasets.
- ⢠Demonstrated ability to influence without authority across engineering, operations, legal, and executive stakeholders.
- ⢠Nice-to-have: advanced degree in robotics, systems engineering, or applied statistics; experience with regulatory frameworks (FMVSS, ISO 26262, SOTIF); familiarity with cloud-scale compute orchestration (Kubernetes, GCP, AWS).
đď¸ Benefits
- ⢠Competitive salary plus equity that directly ties your impact to Waymoâs long-term success.
- ⢠Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and mental-wellness coverage for you and your family from day one.
- ⢠20+ days of PTO, unlimited sick leave, and a recharge week each December to ensure you actually unplug.
- ⢠Annual learning stipend, on-site fitness facilities, and commuter benefits including free EV charging at all California offices.
Skills & Technologies
About Waymo LLC
Waymo LLC, originally Google's self-driving car project, develops autonomous driving technology and operates a commercial robotaxi service. The company creates hardware and software stacks for vehicles to navigate public roads without human input, using LiDAR, cameras, and machine learning. Waymo One offers rides to the public in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, while Waymo Via provides freight trucking services. Alphabet Inc. owns Waymo, which partners with automakers such as Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis to integrate its Driver platform into production vehicles, aiming to improve road safety and expand mobility.
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