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Mechanical Engineer - Vehicle Engineering

Waymo LLCMountain View, CA, USA ; Novi, MI, USA
Hybrid Full-time $196K/yr - $248K/yr

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

Your responsibilities will include:Designing custom vehicle structures and trim for Waymo vehicles. Collaborating closely with OEM partners to define modifications to base vehicle architecture and components tailored to Waymo's requirements. Working in tandem with internal Waymo teams such as Styling, Product, System Architecture, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to understand their needs and engineer solutions that fulfill their requirements. Engaging with Tier One suppliers to translate designs into production-ready realities, addressing DFM feedback and quality expectations. Developing and presenting trade matrices that outline various solutions to engineering challenges, considering factors like weight, cost, and packaging volume to recommend the best course of action. Utilizing your expertise in Vehicle Engineering to create hardware across various materials and manufacturing processes, including injection molding, castings, stampings, soft trim, and hard trim. You should possess:Experience in engineering vehicle structures and aesthetic A-Class components/assemblies with adherence to specifications such as stiffness, cost targets, and manufacturing timelines. Approximately 10 years of product design experience, having successfully launched multiple car platforms, ideally participating from early concept stages through to production launch.

About the job

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has dedicated its efforts to developing the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—aimed at enhancing mobility access and significantly reducing traffic-related fatalities. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hail service and has been integrated into various vehicle platforms and use cases. With over ten million rider-only trips completed and more than 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, our technology has undergone extensive real-world and simulated testing across over 15 states in the U. S.

Our Hardware Engineering team is a vibrant, innovative, and collaborative assembly of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software, and vehicle engineers. We design, build, and refine the products that serve as the sensory foundation of Waymo's autonomous driving technology and seamlessly integrate them into vehicle platforms. We are on the lookout for inquisitive and talented individuals to join our team and propel our mission forward.

This hybrid role will report directly to a Vehicle Engineering Leader.

About Waymo LLC

Waymo is a pioneering company in the field of autonomous driving technology, committed to ensuring safer and more accessible mobility solutions. With a rich history stemming from Google’s initial self-driving car project, Waymo continues to innovate and lead in the development of advanced autonomous systems.

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