Module Engineering Program Manager, Google Nest (English, Mandarin)
GoogleTaibeiUpdate time: September 9,2019
Job Description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, and/or mechanical engineering.
  • Experience in consumer electronics.
  • Ability to speak and write in English and Mandarin fluently and idiomatically.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in the technology industry.
  • Experience leading the development of electro-mechanical modules (e.g. power and audio solutions, etc.).
  • Track record of product development, program management, project management, professional services, or engineering management experience.
  • Knowledge of product life cycle, tools, processes, and operations planning.
  • Ability to lead technical teams, cross-functional groups, and vendors to achieve strategic goals.
  • Excellent communication skills.

About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

As a Module Engineering Program Manager, you will lead an Engineering team to achieve the highest standards. You will work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Original Device Manufacturers/Original Equipment Manufacturers in order to get high-quality products built, tested, and released on time. You’ll coordinate many fast-changing, moving parts and ensure they come together as a product. You will be responsible for identifying and managing risks, making sound judgments about quality, and stopping (or speeding up) production at the right time.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage hardware development project schedules with Engineering teams and communicate project status to stakeholders.
  • Work closely with Original Device Manufacturers and vendors on product development schedules, dependencies, and budgets.
  • Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and facilitate conflict resolution.
  • Interface between vendors and Product Engineering teams, setting and managing schedules and milestones.
  • Synthesize large amounts of data into a clear story and communicate to stakeholders and organizations at all levels.
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