The opportunity
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…
What you'll do
Act as Waymo's test engineering representative across a number of technical: domains, helping partners develop test strategies for requirements, detailed test plans, scripts, and clear judgement criteria.
Guide partners in the transition from manual testing methodologies to: automated, data-driven approaches, partnering with internal infrastructure teams to build solutions that accelerate the test-to-reporting feedback loop.
Spearhead cross-functional collaboration between Waymo and OEM stakeholders,: identifying operational gaps, mentoring partner engineers, and building their expertise in complex, cross-system validation.
Define, execute, and manage early vehicle smoke test campaigns, establishing: strict entry/exit criteria to validate "SDS-Ready" software releases before upstream integration.
Scale and lead in-territory vehicle-level testing operations, actively: managing daily physical test execution alongside embedded vendor teams.
Ensure strict traceability and logging standards are met across all external: test executions to guarantee seamless integration into Waymo’s central data repositories.
What they're looking for
- Professional fluency in Japanese (N1 level or equivalent)
- Experience with physical hands-on testing of vehicles (ADAS, vehicle: dynamics, low-voltage systems, system integration)
- Strong background in systems engineering, test engineering, or automotive validation
- Demonstrated leadership experience with a track record of coordinating with and leading vendor teams