Technical Program Manager III, Optical Modules, Android XR

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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

Android is the most widely adopted operating system. The Google Android XR Team is building the future of computing. We are a fast moving team with engineers, designers, and research scientists tasked to build the next generation technology to shape people’s way of living. The Google Android XR optics hardware team is a group of experts tasked with building the foundations of XR for helpful and delightful user experiences. We are focused on making XR accessible to billions of people through mobile devices, and our scope continues to grow and evolve.

At Google XR, the Optics New Technology Investigations (NTI) team focuses on creating and developing state of the art optical architectures. We work with partners to innovate and push the limits of fabrication technology.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by
breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where
lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $237000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Engage and support new technology exploration, collaborate with cross functional partners on creating a long term technology roadmaps mapping closely with product roadmaps, and advise/recommend to the executive team a clear partner/supplier strategy.
• Partner and work with a cross-functional team to drive the supplier selection process and component qualification using commercial best practices/disciplines.
• Drive supplier and site readiness activities for NTI programs leading to successful product launch with the experience in delivering the required volumes at launch.
• Drive product cost and negotiate competitive pricing while keeping in mind the total cost of ownership including product cost, CapEx, logistics, inventory and cost of quality.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience in the optics or consumer electronics industry (e.g., managing the development and scaling of options, light source, and display commodities).
• Experience with taking a module or system from concept stage into mass production.
• Experience working with hardware and systems engineering throughout the product development process.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience leading New Product Introduction and manufacturing initiatives for hardware products.
• Experience with geometrical and physical optics.
• Experience with optical metrology.
• Experience with Chip/Board level power delivery architectures.