Waymo
Proving Ground Technician Manager
$130K–$137K
Tempe, AZ, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Tempe, AZ, USA
Tempe, Arizona, United States
About the job
Manages proving-ground technician teams, resources, and testing operations to support fleet readiness and vehicle-platform development.
What you'll do
- Coordinate testing programs, priorities, workflows, and resources across facilities and engineering teams.
- Set operational SLAs and KPIs with workforce teams and vendor managers; oversee fleet health, work orders, and testing assets.
- Plan technician-team growth and adapt staffing and operations to changing platform maturity, testing volume, and program needs.
What they ask for
- Workshop management experience supporting technician teams and testing environments.
- Experience supporting changing software (firmware) and hardware testing configurations across multiple platforms.
- Technical capacity to communicate across stakeholders and support root-cause analysis of fleet-performance issues.
- Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, analytical, and cross-functional communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with OEM and novel diagnostic tools in validation environments.
- Understanding of self-driving vehicle systems, hands-on vehicle platforms, operational process improvement, or fleet management.
Pay
$130,000 — $137,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
software (firmware)
AI focus
Supports development and platform integration of the Waymo Driver through testing and fleet readiness.
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