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Design Studio Process Manager

Waymo· Finance, Business Systems, and Global Places & Services
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Mountain View, California$190k - $234kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Waymo role focused on transforming business needs into standardized, efficient facility layouts and workflows within depots, service centers, and fleet infrastructure, leading process excellence and cross-organizational collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze end-to-end operational workflows to identify bottlenecks, unnecessary motion and capacity constraints, and translate findings into facility design requirements within 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

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of industrial engineering, operations excellence, process improvement, manufacturing engineering, or related disciplines as they relate to automotive throughput
  • 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

Skills

Required:Industrial engineeringLean principlesOperational modelingCross-functional collaborationData analysis and forensicsAI tools in workflows

Benefits

  • Health and wellness including medical, dental, and vision insurance; mental wellness support; gym membership; wellness programs
  • Financial wellness including competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, and employee discounts
  • Flexibility and time off with on-site or hybrid work model, remote options, paid time off, bereavement, sick and parental leave
  • Support for families including enhanced leave options like 26 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 18 weeks for non-birthing parents
  • Community and personal development opportunities including education reimbursement, mentorship, and ERGs
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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