You will report to the Manufacturing Design & Supplier Development Lead and will be based out of Mountain View, CA.

You will:

• Collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain manufacturing and quality, finance, and other Waymo teams.
• Drive communication between suppliers and Engineering / Supply Chain.
• Develop and lead the overall Sourcing Strategy for your area of ownership.
• Identify, develop, negotiate and manage existing and further development of manufacturing partners, both for short term and long term.
• Work across a variety of industries including (but not limited to) die casting, injection molding, CNC machining, sheet metal, optics, paints/finishing, and sub-assemblies.
• Work closely with manufacturing partners to manage supplier selection, new supplier bring-up, development builds, risk mitigation, and ramp.
• Schedule, capacity and supply planning to meet development and production demands.
• Evaluate technical and business risks using data based analysis and develop sound risk mitigation alternatives.
• Perform cost modeling, negotiation, and execution of part and sub-assembly cost strategy.

We require:

• 7+ years of experience in a supply chain, mechanical engineering, or similar role.
• A BS in Mechanical Engineering, or a similar discipline. MS or MBA a plus.
• Comprehensive knowledge of low and high volume manufacturing processes for mechanical components.
• Experience with a variety of component manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, metal casting, metal stamping and forming, CNC machining, weldments, and light manual assembly.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally 30% of the time.

We prefer:

• Hands on experience with mechanical design work or manufacturing of parts in your area of expertise.
• Experience having taken products through a manufacturing life cycle and delivered finished designs in volume production.
• Clear communication skills, along with excellent presentation and problem solving experience.
• Experience and ability to change between detailed and high level strategy thinking.

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