Regional Fleet Readiness Manager - WEST

In this hybrid role, you will report to SFBA Market Lead.

• Regional Fleet Integration & Scalability:
  Lead the strategic scale of new EV platforms across multiple Western Region markets, prioritizing fleet uptime and platform maturity through rigorous oversight of field integration, high-voltage stabilization, and sensor-health protocols.
• Technical & Diagnostic Leadership:
  Provide dotted-line leadership and technical oversight to a multi-site team of Diagnostic Technicians, setting daily priorities and providing technical mentorship to ensure high-quality execution of complex powertrain and AV-stack troubleshooting.
• Engineering-to-Ops Liaison:
  Serve as the primary conduit between Hardware/Electrical Engineering and Field Ops, translating systemic technical failures into actionable Standard Work (SW) and driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Vendor Management & Workforce Readiness:
  Demonstrated ability to manage complex service-level agreements (SLAs) while ensuring third-party partners are appropriately staffed and technically trained to support multi-platform EV operations. Experience auditing vendor "Standard Work" and safety certifications is essential.
• Operational Governance & Automation:
  Champion the deployment of automated systems and advanced tooling to maximize depot throughput; provide executive-ready reporting on fleet health and maturity to Global Leadership.
• Supply & Asset Integration:
  Partner with Supply Management to oversee critical component life cycles and "just-in-time" part availability, ensuring zero-downtime for mission-critical EV hardware.

• Educational Foundation:
  Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical/industrial field.
• 5+ Years of Industry
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven track record in large-scale commercial operations, logistics, or hardware manufacturing, with at least 3 years specifically focused on Electric Vehicle (EV) platforms.
• NPI & Scaling Success:
  Demonstrated experience taking a vehicle platform or complex hardware product from the NPI phase through to stable, commercial-scale field deployment.
• Vendor Management Excellence:
  Proven ability to manage complex service-level agreements (SLAs) and drive vendor accountability through data-driven performance audits.
• Analytical Rigor:
  Advanced ability to interpret telemetry data, diagnostic codes (DTCs), and fleet metrics to identify operational gaps and mitigate market-level risks.
• Project Leadership:
  Experience managing multiple high-stakes technical projects simultaneously in a high-velocity environment (e.g., retrofits, software-defined hardware updates).

• AV Industry Fluency:
  Direct experience with autonomous vehicle ecosystems, specifically the integration of compute/sensing suites with EV powertrains.
• Process Engineering (WOS/Lean):
  Experience implementing or refining formal operating systems (e.g., Waymo Operating System or Lean Manufacturing) to reduce operational drag.
• High-Voltage Safety:
  Advanced knowledge of EV safety standards and the ability to design/manage safe work spaces for high-voltage battery service.
• Change Management Leadership:
  Skilled in navigating organizational restructuring and leading teams through the "fluid" environment of a scaling startup.
• Relationship Building:
  Ability to build and manage relationships, engage in-person, and foster cross-functional communication and alignment.
• Strategic Decision-Making:
  Skilled in analytical and critical thinking, problem-solving, risk assessment, management, and long-term planning and prioritization.

• 25% of the time

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is $190,000 - $234,000 USD. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.