{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"321232b28bf881de2496ab4b","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/321232b28bf881de2496ab4b","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/321232b28bf881de2496ab4b","title":"Technical Program Manager, Hardware Modules","description":"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.\n\nWaymo's Technical Program Managers and Program Managers are accountable for Waymo's roadmap execution by providing thoughtful cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management. In the face of complex technical and operational challenges with no established playbooks to follow, we act with thoughtful urgency, driving conversations, discussions, and outcomes. Our team partners closely with every function of Waymo to structure, own and drive work towards real-world deployments of the Waymo Driver across platforms and geographies.\n\nThis role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Technical Program Manager, Hardware.\n\nYou will:\n\nOwn end-to-end program management for next gen lidar and other sensing and compute modules (e.g., cameras, telematics) from concept through Proto, EVT, DVT, PVT and handover to operations\nBuild and drive detailed, bottoms-up schedules with cross-functional dependencies and long-lead items; identify when work is off track and drive recovery plans\nOwn the prototype build plan and build readiness (materials, line and test readiness, quality), publish build reports, and drive issues to closure\nDrive design releases, design reviews (EE/ME/FW, DFM/DFA, DFMEA/PFMEA, EMC, SI/PI, thermal) and phase-gate reviews with Engineering, Reliability, DV, Systems and Vehicle Integration teams\nManage technical relationships with suppliers and contract manufacturers in partnership with Global Supply Management: SOWs, build schedules, open-issue lists and supplier performance\nOwn the program risk register and communicate status, risks and decisions clearly to stakeholders and leadership through weekly updates and program reviews\n\nYou have:\n\nBachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, Systems or a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience\n4+ years of technical program or project management experience delivering hardware modules (sensors, cameras, electronics or electro-mechanical products)\nExperience taking at least one hardware module through a structured product development process (Proto/EVT → DVT → PVT), with working knowledge of design reviews, DFM/DFA, DFMEA, design verification (DV) and reliability testing\nExperience managing suppliers and contract manufacturers, including SOWs, build coordination and open-issue tracking\nDemonstrated ability to build and own complex schedules, manage risks and drive cross-functional issues to closure using tools such as Jira, Buganizer or Smartsheet\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to concisely summarize technical status and risks for engineers and leadership\n\nWe prefer:\n\nExperience with lidar, camera, radar or other perception sensor modules, including optical/opto-mechanical assembly and calibration\nExperience with automotive Tier 1 or OEM product development and quality processes (APQP, PPAP, DFMEA/PFMEA, DVP&R)\nHands-on experience designing, building and testing a complete vehicle or robotic system as part of a small multidisciplinary team\nExperience with configuration and change management (CCB) and tracking prototype, engineering-vehicle and production configurations\nFamiliarity with costed BOM management, PO tracking and material readiness planning with supply chain teams\nExperience organizing design validation across internal teams and suppliers (e.g., DVP dashboards) and aligning hardware milestones with software/perception vehicle-level testing","company":"Waymo","rawCompany":"waymo","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-11-11T09:17:59.877Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"15-1299.09","title":"Information Technology Project Managers","slug":"information-technology-project-managers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"336110","title":"Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"automobile-and-light-duty-motor-vehicle-manufacturing"},{"code":"336320","title":"Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"motor-vehicle-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-manufacturing"},{"code":"336390","title":"Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing","slug":"other-motor-vehicle-parts-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Technical Program Manager, Hardware Modules","description":"Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. 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