Structured Testing Vendor Engineering Lead
Core
Lead a large-scale test engineering program for Waymo's autonomous driving systems, governing vendor test engineers and proving grounds to validate vehicle performance and safety.
Role type
Senior IC engineering lead (systems testing & vendor management)
Builds
Autonomous vehicle testing pipelines and validation workflows for Waymo Driver
Domain
Autonomous driving / Automotive systems engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Vendor management, cross-functional team leadership without direct authority, engineering workflow transition, organizational structure design, systems engineering principles, automated analysis, test equipment/data acquisition
Preferred skills
Automotive testing (Vehicle Dynamics, ADAS, Sensing, Perception), physical hands-on AV testing, manual-to-automated test campaign conversion
Technologies
Hardware in the Loop, Cyber Security tools, Automation/AI tooling
Responsibilities
Govern operational performance of multi-vendor test programs, drive strategic handover of engineering workflows, establish long-term project roadmaps for automation integration, develop repeatable engineering workflows, create ideal organizational structures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight