Tim Kachel

Tim Kachel is an experienced professional currently serving as Lab Manager at Waymo since January 2020, where responsibilities include managing operations for the test engineering team, overseeing logistics, procurement, and production testing for multiple products. Prior to Waymo, Tim held various engineering management roles at Tesla from 2011 to 2019, including Manager Test Engineering and Associate Manager Test Engineering, focusing on hardware testing and cross-functional collaboration. Earlier experience includes a position as Lab Manager at Tezerakt and co-owning Santa Cruz Sound Garden, a custom car audio business. Tim's foundation in engineering began with a role as an Engineering Technician, leading to substantial managerial responsibilities across multiple organizations.