Waymo
Design Studio Process Manager
$190K–$234K
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in industrial engineering, operations excellence, process improvement, manufacturing engineering, or related disciplines as they relate to automotive throughput.
- Education
- Degree in Industrial Engineering, System Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
About the job
Owns facility layout optimization and develops scalable design standards for Waymo’s depots, service centers, and other fleet infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Analyze operational workflows and translate findings into facility design requirements.
- Collaborate across teams to develop and validate autonomous infrastructure concepts and design standards.
- Use modeling, simulations, pilots, and real-world performance data to improve layouts and inform facility planning.
What they ask for
- Experience applying Lean principles, process improvement methods, and operational modeling to facility design and business performance.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally on facility planning, design, or operational improvements.
- Experience using structured data analysis and sound judgment to solve complex challenges with limited information.
- Experience implementing process improvements or Lean methods across project delivery, including using AI tools to enhance workflows.
Nice to have
- Understanding of real estate types such as workplace, lab, industrial, manufacturing, automotive service, or EV charging; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
- Automotive, manufacturing, logistics warehouse, or distribution center design or engineering experience.
Pay
$190,000 — $234,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AI tools
AI focus
Use AI tools to enhance workflows.
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