Charging Automation

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.

As the Charging Automation Lead , you will architect the transition from manual infrastructure to a fully automated, ""zero-touch"" charging network supporting a global autonomous vehicle fleet. Sitting within the e-Mobility team, you will lead the strategic technical integration of robotic charging arms, rapid-deploy energy systems, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to eliminate operational bottlenecks and dramatically scale high-density charging infrastructure"      

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Director of Global Workplace & eMobility.

You will:

• Act as the primary technical lead ensuring seamless data integration between vehicle mechatronic embedded controls, charging hardware, CMS products and cloud-based data aggregation mobile applications
• Support the integration of robotic automation into existing charging infrastructure, specifically the communications between the various systems involved
• Lead the smart buildings design and implementation of automated test scripts and standardized workflows for EV charging features, from initial development through utility energization and final customer activation
• Define and enforce rigorous quality standards and testing strategies, integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality charging infrastructure
• Identify process inefficiencies and lead implementation of automation virtualization opportunities to reduce manual testing and streamline commissioning activities
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and feature owners while managing external commissioning vendors to ensure all site technical requirements are met

You have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Business, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of relevant experience with Charger Management Systems development, API development, data automation/scripting, specifically with high proficiency in Python and experience with frameworks like Autobot or similar