Senior Vehicle Interior Engineer

Mountain View, Ca USA;Novi, Mi, USASenior$196,000 - $248,0005+ years

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. 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.

This hybrid role will report to a Vehicle Engineering Leader.

You will:

Use your broad experience in following commodities to develop/guide vehicle interiors for future Waymo projects: Hard trim, Soft trim, Door trim, Trunk trim, Cabin NVH
Create layouts, master sections, and package studies in 3D CAD/ Catia V6, to support production part development
Recommend interior trim materials to balance low-cost vs. premium strategies
Provide standard and premium interior execution choices to Waymo leadership for evaluating investment and component cost against premium quality and value
Work with internal Waymo teams to recommend possible future partners for supply of components from a global supply base

You have:

Worked at one or more vehicle manufacturers or tier one suppliers in the product development or Engineering teams, and have in-depth knowledge of typical tooling strategies for a range of interior trim components
Launched multiple vehicles through the production ramp problem solving phases of the programs
Worked with a studio team co-developing surfaces and panel interfaces and clearances
Examples of strong interaction with suppliers and working through DFM during tooling launches
Experience benchmarking competitor vehicles to help guide decisions
Understanding of typical vehicle assembly strategies and sequence to inform shingling of components

We prefer:

You are or have been a strong individual contributor, having owned areas of a car from concept through to launch
You have minimum 5+ years experience in interior trim development

Travel requirements (if applicable):

10% both Domestic and International

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.

Salary Range

$196,000—$248,000 USD

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