Program Manager II, Hardware Engineering, Pixel Buds
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience working within hardware development or consumer electronics (earbuds, phones, tablets, laptops etc).
- Experience working with contract manufacturers.
Preferred qualifications:
- 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience with hardware development and manufacturing processes.
- Experience working with vendor relations and contract manufactures in Asia.
- Knowledge of hardware BOM (Build of Material) structures and change control concepts.
- Ability to manage spreadsheets and coordinate with cross-functional teams and job functions.
About the job
A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers
build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.
The Pixel Buds team is responsible for defining, developing and launching the Pixel Buds product lines, with the intent of delivering the world's most helpful hearable experience.
As an Engineering Project Specialist (Program Manager) on the Hardware team, you will be a key member of the engineering team partnering with Google’s Product and Engineering Program Management to bring new hardware products to production. You will play a key role in ensuring that engineering requirements are captured and built into configurations throughout development. You will grow in the fast paced and time sensitive environment of new hardware development, and will offer flexibility and organization within the chaos.
Responsibilities
- Support hardware development builds and manage product labeling and build documentation.
- Manage the New Product Introduction (NPI) product Build Matrix (system configuration decoder); tracking material readiness, tracking engineering parallel paths and investigations, and product configurations.
- Maintain allocation database, provide allocation direction, track system delivery schedules, ensure timely distribution to all product groups.
- Facilitate BOM management and communication with internal and external teams.
- Manage development PO (purchase order) creation, communication with internal and external finance teams, invoice review, and final invoice approval.
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