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Head of Industrial Design
Waymo LLC · 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA, US
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 290 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 87 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Waymo LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles5 certified filings for “Silicon Design Engineer” (Computer Hardware Engineers) in CA: $200k–$212k, median $205k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 290 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 87 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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. Passionate about aesthetics and product innovation, Waymo’s Industrial Design Team is responsible for envisioning the future of mobility and autonomous driving technology. The Design Team develops and applies cohesive design language to the Waymo Driver, delivering an exceptional customer experience with best-in-class product quality. The Industrial Design Team creates smart and elegant solutions that pave the future of mobility while prioritizing our riders’ needs & safety. We are involved in every step of the engineering and product development process to optimize Waymo’s technology and delight the rider’s journey. The team is a unique fusion of creatives and innovators with the opportunity to pioneer a new industry. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Head of Design and Consumer Research You will: • Lead the Industrial Design studio across vehicle exterior, interior cabin, CMF, and hardware sensor integration programs • Drive physical design execution from strategic vision through Class-A surfacing, physical prototyping, and production launch • Interface and collaborate directly with automotive design studios to align design vision, vehicle packaging, and hardware integration • Establish studio standards for physical quality, surfacing excellence, ergonomics, and brand identity across all vehicle programs • Manage studio operations, resource planning, external vendor engagements, and program schedules • Mentor and grow a world-class team of industrial designers, CAD modelers, CMF specialists, and Design Engineers You have: • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or Automotive Design • 15+ years of industrial design experience, including 8+ years leading automotive design programs or OEM vehicle studio teams • Proven track record of delivering production vehicle programs or complex automotive exterior and interior platforms from concept to volume manufacturing • Deep technical mastery of automotive packaging, Class-A surfacing, CMF processes, and vehicle safety or regulatory compliance • Demonstrated experience presenting design strategy and technical trade-offs to executive leadership and cross-functional engineering leads • Strong leadership background with experience managing, mentoring, and scaling multi-disciplinary design teams We prefer: • Master's degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or related field • Experience integrating complex hardware suites, sensors, or perception systems into automotive platforms • Track record of bridging consumer product design empathy with traditional automotive studio development cycles • Expertise in modern studio tools, digital visualization, VR design reviews, and high-fidelity prototype fabrication • Experience managing supplier relationships and studio operational budgets • Strong passion for autonomous driving technology, public transit innovation, and future mobility Travel requirements • Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20% of the time The expected base salary range for