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. Our team builds the products which are the eyes and ears of Waymo's autonomous driving technology, and integrate those products into vehicle platforms.
In this hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Manager
You will:
- Provide technical leadership to our manufacturing partners and test equipment vendors to bring up, troubleshoot and maintain production testers and tester fixtures
- Create functional test specification and requirements for electronic modules and hardware used in Autonomous Vehicle
- Work with Contract manufacturer to integrate testers on manufacturing line and train their test teams
- Work with cross functional team of Electrical Engineers, Software Engineers, Production test engineers, PM
- Design, develop and maintain HW/SW of test stations for PCBA and module level testing
- Develop product troubleshooting and rework procedures
You have:
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent
- Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals
- Experience managing Contract Manufacturers for tester development
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing Automated Test Equipments for Low Voltage electronics
- Excellent communication skills in English
We prefer:
- Experience with Compute, Radar & Consumer Electronics
- Knowledge in Linux networking and network infrastructure
- Experience with Python scripting
- Experience in digital and analog circuit design/analysis
Travel Requirements:
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally for 10% of time
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.
Skills Required
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
- 5+ years experience designing and developing Automated Test Equipment for low-voltage electronics
- Hands-on experience testing electronic products
- Strong experience with Linux
- Software development experience in Python
- Experience with PCBA and module-level testing
- Experience with compute, laser, radar and camera technologies
- Experience working with contract manufacturers
- Knowledge in Linux networking and network infrastructure
- Experience managing contract manufacturers and international travel (up to 10%)
- Experience in digital and analog circuit design/analysis
Waymo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Waymo and has not been reviewed or approved by Waymo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered strong for full‑time technical roles, aligning with top‑tier AV/Big Tech benchmarks. Employer materials also emphasize competitive pay with eligibility for bonuses and equity as part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, onsite wellness centers, and counseling, with specialized programs such as menopause and transgender medical advocacy. Dependents are included, indicating depth across core health needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include fertility and family‑forming assistance, parental and baby‑bonding leave, caregiver and elder‑care support, and backup childcare. These programs are positioned to support families through multiple life stages.
Waymo Insights
What We Do
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives. Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through our recruiters or sourcers who are noted as such on LinkedIn). We do not contact candidates about career opportunities through instant messaging apps like Telegram, email addresses from domains other than waymo.com (such as Gmail addresses), direct messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or text messages. Visit waymo.com to check out our official job listings.
