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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Waymo's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Waymo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Waymo
- high 353 stale, 9 reposted of 353 open
- Hiring momentum
- 490 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waymo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Waymo.
About this role
In this role, you will lead a large-scale test engineering program involving Vendor Test Engineers across multiple vendors and proving grounds. Your responsibilities include overseeing operational performance, aligning technical workflows, and collaborating with engineering partners to enhance processes. You will also focus on establishing a culture of engineering excellence and integrating automation and AI tools into testing.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Waymo as an employer.
What you need
- 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
Nice to have
- Experience with automotive testing across a diverse range of operating conditions and technical domains
- Experience with physical hands-on testing of Autonomous Vehicles and related technologies
- Experience converting manually executed and analyzed test campaigns into more efficient automated verification methodologies
- Strong knowledge of Systems Engineering principles and experience with verification coverage plans developed from system level requirements
What you get
- Participation in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Worth weighing
- Travel requirement of 20% domestic and international
- No specific salary listed, but a range is provided
- Role involves managing vendors and cross-functional teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills
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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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