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# Technical Program Manager

- **Company:** Waymo LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $230,000.0 - $242,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Animation, 3D Computer Graphics Software, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design, Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Simulation Software, Software Engineering, Bug Reporting, Multiplatform
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/technical-program-manager--13d9a16a-422b-438f-a7c8-9d4d80d548e6

## About the Role

Project/Program Management, Technical Leadership, Project/Program Management, Technical Leadership, Autonomous Driving Systems, Use Cases, Process Improvement, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Performance Metrics, Alliance/Partner Management, * Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field and two years of experience in the job offered or a Technical Program Management related occupation.

 * Position requires two years of experience in the following:
 * Large scale project management experience (multiple projects, multiple stakeholders, large teams, complex team setup), including experience with various project management methodologies such as Agile, SAfe, Waterfall, Lean, and DAD;
 * Machine learning;
 * Software simulation tools;
 * End-to-end autonomous driving algorithm development;
 * System engineering, and test methodologies technical management for autonomous driving applications;
 * Sensor system development technical management for autonomous driving applications; and
 * Vehicle control system development technical management for autonomous driving applications.

## Description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world''s most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver-The World''s Most Experienced Driver-to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

You will:

 * Ensure that Waymo technology programs satisfy the business needs of internal and external users. Duties include:
 * Develop simulator multi-platform strategy in partnership with engineering and product leads, contributing to simulator''s long-term vision by defining OKRs, KPIs, roadmap, and success criteria;
 * Execute the foundational world model roadmap to ensure synthetic test suites are reliable, realistic, and representative of real-world performance in support of U.S. and international commercial expansion;
 * Create ML model development plans to improve simulator realism across 3D graphics, physics-based animation, sensor simulation, intelligent agent behavior, reactivity, and data augmentation;
 * Integrate the release process of the core simulator and intelligent simulation realism features with the onboard software release cadence to enhance transparency, compatibility, and system trust;
 * Develop scalable methodology, process, and tool for simulator realism evaluation, including the rollout of AI-assisted agentic workflows to enhance triage efficiency;
 * Lead simulator architecture transformation into a scalable product, driving initiatives to reduce configuration complexity, enhance self-serve tools, improve documentation, streamline onboarding, and reduce operational overhead to boost scenario creation throughput;
 * Built an adaptable program planning framework for a simulator platform, supporting feature intake, bug reporting, prioritization, execution tracking, and retrospectives to meet evolving requirements for a credible and scalable simulation system;
 * Drive alignments across key stakeholders with system engineering, simulation, evaluation, and onboard software teams to ensure globally optimized decisions that reflect top company priorities rather than isolated team-level objectives;
 * Represent the team's scope and dependencies in cross-functional programs, aligning simulator milestones with company-wide goals to optimize resourcing between long-term foundational world model release and near-term program delivery; and
 * Establish a program communication structure that connects sprint-level work with executive reviews, enabling clear updates on execution status, risks, and priorities. Fully remote, telecommuting position.