Role at a glance
- Job function
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Engineering & R&D Mechanical Engineering
- Salary
- $187K – $196K/yr
- Location
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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Role Summary
This in-person Mechanical Engineering role is part of Waymo’s Hardware Engineering group, which designs and integrates products that support the Waymo Driver across vehicle platforms. The role develops hardware solutions from initial concepts and prototyping through tooling and mass production, with a focus on performance, cost, and reliability.
What You'll Do
- Drive hardware products through the lifecycle from initial concepts and prototyping through tooling and mass production.
- Design mechanical systems for performance, cost, and reliability, including rapid prototyping, thermals, EMI/EMC, and IP-rating...
- Collaborate with electrical, manufacturing, vehicle, and industrial design teams to develop modules.
- Create robust parts using varied materials while managing tolerance analysis, GD&T, BOMs, and PLM release processes.
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View full postingQualifications
Mechanical engineering design experience for complex products, with proficiency in 3D CAD and experience with metal, plastic, and elastomer parts.
Required
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of industry experience, or equivalent working experience in consumer electronics,...
- Highly proficient in 3D CAD tools; Catia V6 and/or Solidworks preferred.
- Experience designing metal, plastic, and elastomer parts, with a strong grasp of tolerance analysis and GD&T.
- Ability to apply foundational physics to design problems involving structural, thermal, and optical constraints.
Preferred
- 7+ years of experience in mechanical design, taking products from concept to production.
- Experience in HV and LV electronics, actuators, motors, precision components at scale.
- Proven track record of shipping reliable product designs.
- Experience developing and sourcing hardware with international suppliers.
Original job description
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Original job description
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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 role follows an in-person schedule and will report to a Staff Mechanical Engineer.
You will:
- Create real-world hardware solutions: driving through the product life-cycle from initial concepts and prototyping through tooling and mass production
- Mechanical engineering design: for performance, cost, reliability- including rapid prototyping, thermals, considerations for EMI/EMC, IP-ratings
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partnering closely with electrical, manufacturing, vehicle, and industrial design teams to develop modules that meet the needs of our business.
- Design for Scale: Create robust parts using a variety of materials while rigorously managing tolerance analysis, GD&T, BOMs, and PLM release processes
You have:
- Experience: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of industry experience, or equivalent working experience in consumer electronics, automotive sensors, or related complex product design.
- CAD Mastery: Highly proficient in 3D CAD tools (Catia V6 and/or Solidworks preferred)
- Technical Breadth: Experience designing metal, plastic, and elastomer parts, backed by a strong grasp of tolerance analysis and GD&T
- First-Principles Thinker: A demonstrated ability to apply foundational physics to design problems that may include: structural, thermal, and optical constraints
We prefer:
- 7+ years of experience in mechanical design, taking products from concept to production
- Experience in HV and LV electronics, actuators, motors, precision components at scale
- Proven track record of shipping reliable product designs
- Experience developing and sourcing hardware with international suppliers
About the company
Waymo
Large Enterprise
Waymo is a leading autonomous driving technology company, originally a part of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. Established in 2009, Waymo focuses on developing self-driving cars and innovative transportation solutions designed to enhance mobility and safety on the roads. By employing advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, the company aims to revolutionize personal and shared transportation, making it more accessible and efficient. Waymo's efforts contribute significantly to the future of autonomous vehicles and the ongoing shift towards smart transportation systems.