Google Looking for Program Manager, Engineering Project Specialist, Devices and Services at Mountain View, CA Full Time

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience in program or project management.

• 2 years of experience working within hardware development or consumer electronics.

• Experience working with contract manufacturers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with hardware development, manufacturing processes, vendor relations, and working with CMs in Asia.
• Knowledge of hardware BOM structures and change control concepts.
• Proven ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment; adapt to changes, and overcome challenges as they arise.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex spreadsheets and coordinate with cross-functional teams and job functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, and people skills.

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

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Responsibilities

• Support hardware development builds, manage product labeling, and build documentation.
• Manage the New Product Introduction (NPI) product Build Matrix (system configuration decoder), track material readiness, track engineering parallel paths and investigations, and product configurations.
• Maintain the allocation database, provide allocation direction, track system delivery schedules, and ensure timely distribution to all product groups.
• Facilitate BOM management and communication with internal and external teams.
• Be responsible for development Purchase Order (PO) creation, communicate with internal and external finance teams, invoice review, and final invoice approval.

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