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Head of Technical Services
Waymo LLC · 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA, USA
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 roles4 certified filings for “Engineering Operations Technical Specialist” (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) in CA: $125k–$152k, median $125k. Most were filed at wage level I (75%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% 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. At Waymo, we are building the world's most trusted driver. The Global Places and Services (GPS) team acts as the backbone of Waymo's physical and technical operational infrastructure, balancing technical engineering expertise with operational agility to protect and optimize our environments as autonomous vehicle technology scales. As Waymo transitions from R&D to global commercial scale, our physical facility controls and cloud IT infrastructure must evolve to be seamlessly integrated. We are seeking an Head of Technical Services to serve as our Master Systems Integrator (MSI) and top-level technical authority. In this role, you will bridge physical building operations and digital cloud platforms, defining long-term network architectures for Building Automation Systems (BAS) and Building Operating System (BOS) service frameworks. You will lead a team of engineers and technicians, enforce control design and BOS data standards, resolve critical operational outages, and partner across IT, Hardware, and Facilities to build scalable, enterprise-grade smart building solutions for all critical assets including our charger infrastructure. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to Director of eMobility hiring manager. You will: • BAS & BOS Technical Architecture: Define the technical direction and global network architecture for Building Automation Systems (BAS) and Building Operating System (BOS) platforms, prioritizing system sustainability, enterprise scalability, and long-term risk mitigation • Master Systems & BOS Integration: Act as the Master Systems Integrator (MSI), directing the integration of on-premise OT networks, IP controllers, BACnet protocols, and cloud BOS service architectures across disparate Charging and Building systems • BAS/BOS Crisis Escalation & RCA: Serve as the primary 3rd-level technical contact during critical BAS network disruptions and BOS integration outages, leading root cause analysis (RCA) and deploying permanent architectural fixes under pressure • Control Design & BOS Programming Standards: Oversee the creation of control submittals, network topologies, panel layouts, and controller programming (graphical block and line code) while enforcing BOS data schemas, OCPP guidelines, and code reviews • Automation Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead and motivate a team of automation technicians and integration engineers, building technical depth in BAS network diagnostics, protocol configuration, and hands-on operational excellence • Cross-Functional Stakeholder Alignment: Bridge physical facilities and software teams by partnering with IT, Hardware Engineering, Fleet Operations, and automation vendors to translate operational needs into integrated BOS requirements You have: • BAS & OT/IT Technical Depth: 5–7+ years of experience in building automation systems, OT/IT network integration, or master systems engineering, with deep expertise in BAS protocols (BACnet IP/MSTP, Modbus) and edge-to-cloud network architectures • Software & Infrastructure Core Skills: Proficiency with Linux environments, prog