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
Analyze end-to-end operational workflows to identify bottlenecks, unnecessary: motion and capacity constraints, and ultimately translating these findings into facility design requirements within our depots, service centers and other fleet related infrastructure
Partner with Architectural, Engineering, Product, Operations, Robotics, and: Ops Excellence teams to develop and validate autonomous infrastructure concepts, ensuring design standards support efficient, scalable, and future-ready operations
Continuously improve physical infrastructure design standards by applying: Lean principles, industrial engineering methodologies, operational modeling, and real-world performance data to optimize facility layout and workflow
Evaluate facility concepts through simulations, pilots, and real-world: testing to validate design assumptions, improve efficiency, and drive continuous improvement
Influence infrastructure planning by developing operational analyses,: performance metrics, and scalability recommendations that support facility programming and design decisions
+ years of industrial engineering, operations excellence, process: improvement, manufacturing engineering, or related disciplines as they relate to automotive throughput
What they're looking for
- Experience applying Lean principles, process improvement methodologies, and: operational modeling to improve facility design and business performance
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams during facility planning: design, or operational improvements
- Experience solving complex challenges through structured data analysis and: forensics, applying methodical frameworks, practical experience, innovation, and sound judgment to make effective decisions even when information is limited
- Experience developing and implementing process improvements and/or lean: methodology to streamline the full project delivery cycle inclusive of a strong understanding of and experience using AI tools to enhance workflows
