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Leidos

Capacity Manager - Mid

This role partners with engineering and operations teams supporting a 24x7x365 operating environment to prevent capacity-related service impacts and to support upgrades and migrations. The Capacity ...

Phononic

Capacity Planner (Bangkok, Thailand)

You will translate complex, often imperfect signals into executable capacity plans that keep operations, supply chain, engineering, and customers aligned. This is a critical role for someone who ...

Nvidia

OR · Hybrid

This is a fast paced and evolving landscape that requires a TPM to guide engineering roadmaps to be ... Own end-to-end capacity management strategy and execution for EDA Farm, including server ...

Nvidia

OR · On-site

Due to our work, scientists, researchers, and engineers are able to advance their ideas. At its ... Direct and improve GPU capacity and additional compute resources across diverse cloud service ...

Phononic Inc.

Capacity Planner (Bangkok, Thailand)

You will translate complex, often imperfect signals into executable capacity plans that keep operations, supply chain, engineering, and customers aligned. This is a critical role for someone who ...

onsemi

Test Capacity Planner

Scottsdale, AZ

... Assembly/Test Capacity & Strategic Planning team in a role focused on managing probe and test ... Bachelor's Degree in Engineering. MBA is an advantage. * 7+ years of semiconductor industry ...

ASM Research

Capacity Manager

Collaborate with architecture, engineering, and operations teams to incorporate capacity considerations into solution designs, release planning, and change schedules in a highly regulated government ...

Pyramid IT

Capacity Management Lead

Englewood Cliffs, NJ · On-site

... Engineering Services, Enterprise Mobility, Test Automation, QA - Manual and Automated Testing, QA ... Capacity Management Lead Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Duration: 6 Months CTH / Long term contract ...

INSPYR Solutions

Capacity Manager

Cupertino, CA · On-site

We are seeking a strong engineer with expertise in cloud capacity management and forecasting. This role is critical to helping us understand, optimize, and strategically manage our infrastructure ...

onsemi

Test Capacity Planner

Scottsdale, AZ

Influence product engineering plans for test time improvement projects and test platform migrations. * Understand factory performance and influence improvement initiatives. * Define capacity growth ...

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How much do capacity engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for capacity engineer in the United States is $127,019.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $116,000.00 and $143,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the typical responsibilities of a Capacity Engineer on a day-to-day basis?

As a Capacity Engineer, your daily responsibilities often include monitoring system performance, analyzing usage data, and forecasting future resource needs to ensure infrastructure remains robust and efficient. You'll regularly collaborate with IT, network, and business teams to align capacity planning with organizational objectives and upcoming projects. The role also involves preparing reports, recommending upgrades or adjustments, and troubleshooting any emerging capacity issues. This combination of technical analysis and cross-functional teamwork ensures smooth operations and supports the organization's scalability.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Capacity Engineer position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Capacity Engineer, you need a solid background in systems engineering, network design, and data analytics, often supported by a degree in engineering or a related field. Familiarity with capacity planning tools, performance monitoring platforms, and relevant certifications such as ITIL or CCNA are commonly required. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities help set top candidates apart. These skills ensure accurate forecasting, resource optimization, and clear collaboration across technical and business teams.

What is a Capacity Engineer job?

A Capacity Engineer is responsible for analyzing, planning, and optimizing system resources to ensure efficient performance and scalability. They monitor infrastructure utilization, forecast future capacity needs, and collaborate with teams to prevent resource shortages or over-provisioning. Capacity Engineers work with hardware, software, and cloud environments to maintain system reliability while balancing cost-effectiveness. They use data analysis, performance metrics, and automation tools to ensure optimal system efficiency.

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Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Optimization

Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Optimization

Waymo

Mountain View, CA • On-site

$251K - $310K/yr

Full-time

Posted 3 days ago

Job 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.
Our Simulation team is at the heart of this mission, enabling us to safely and rapidly iterate on the Waymo Driver. We run billions of miles of simulations, creating a massive and complex demand for technical infrastructure resources (CPU, GPU, TPU, Storage).
We are establishing a new team called SCORPIO (SimEval Capacity Operations, Resource Planning, Infrastructure Optimization). This team is tasked with building a critical capability for Waymo: data-driven, strategic capacity planning and resource optimization. We are looking for a Quant Software Engineer at the L6 level to bridge the gap between sophisticated mathematical modeling and production-scale infrastructure automation. You will be responsible for building the technical systems that forecast demand, optimize resource allocation, and automate infrastructure management, ensuring our simulation environment is both high-performance and cost-effective.
You will:
As the founding Lead of the SCORPIO team, you will:
  • Infrastructure Modeling & Automation: Design and build production-grade systems and pipelines to automate capacity planning, demand management, and quota allocation.
  • Quantitative Forecasting: Implement and maintain sophisticated models for infrastructure demand forecasting, incorporating architectural shifts, peak loads, and time-shifting opportunities.
  • Resource Optimization Algorithms: Develop and deploy algorithms to optimize resource utilization across a heterogeneous fleet (CPU, GPU, TPU) and diverse supply models (on-demand vs. reserved).
  • Data Pipeline Engineering: Architect and maintain robust data pipelines that ingest infrastructure telemetry and demand driver signals to feed forecasting and optimization engines.
  • Outcome Analysis: Build systems to translate resource plans into tangible outcomes (e.g., queue lengths, user demand fulfillment) and develop attribution models for capacity imbalances.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Simulation, Infrastructure, and Finance teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications and automated solutions.
  • Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance on the intersection of quantitative modeling and systems engineering, mentoring junior members and influencing the technical roadmap for SCORPIO.

You have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on distributed systems, large-scale data processing, or quantitative engineering.
  • Proficiency in C++ or Python, with experience building and deploying production-level software.
  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure).
  • Strong background in quantitative methods, such as optimization, statistical modeling, or time-series analysis.
  • Expertise in SQL and working with large-scale data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery).

We prefer:
  • PhD or Master's degree in a quantitative field or Computer Science.
  • Experience in Capacity Engineering, Infrastructure Optimization, or Site Reliability Engineering at scale.
  • Familiarity with ML-driven forecasting and optimization techniques.
  • Experience with financial modeling or cost-benefit analysis of technical infrastructure.
  • Experience building automation tools for resource management and quota allocation.
  • Knowledge of simulation workloads or high-performance computing (HPC) environments.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Salary Range
$251,000-$310,000 USD

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