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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 an 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.
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Risk Management & Compliance: Identify, assess, and mitigate contingent workforce risks (operational, legal, reputational, cultural, and financial) while auditing program compliance.
Vendor Lifecycle & Contract Administration: Facilitate vendor onboarding, manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs), monitor SLA performance, and resolve operational discrepancies.
Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement: Manage end-to-end communication workflows, handle system access/control requests, and partner with internal Vendor Managers and external suppliers to drive best-in-class engagement.
Cost Optimization & Business Cases: Identify and lead in-year and long-term cost-efficiency initiatives, independently gathering the data needed to build strategic business cases.
Process Scaling & Automation: Identify opportunities to scale operations and lead process improvement deliveries through tooling, data insights, and workflow automation.
Analytics & Program Reporting: Track, analyze, and report on key program metrics, scope, findings, and recommendations to measure business impact and operational efficiency.
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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.
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Waymo develops autonomous-driving technology and operates fully autonomous ride-hailing through Waymo One. Its Waymo Driver combines software, maps, cameras, lidar, radar, onboard computing, simulation, and operational systems to navigate public roads without a human driver. The company deploys the technology through purpose-selected vehicle platforms and partnerships, with safety validation central to its development process. Waymo originated as Google's self-driving car project and now operates as an Alphabet company focused on autonomous mobility.
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