Technical Program Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Pixel Watch

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management, or relevant process or product development experience with electro-mechanical products.
• 5 years of experience in hardware manufacturing engineering, including manufacturing process development, fixture design and validation, and influence of product design teams.
• Experience in glue and adhesive application.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical, Material, or Industrial Engineering.
• Experience in high-volume and high-precision consumer electronics.
• Experience with design for manufacturing (DFM) methodologies in areas including but not limited to manual and automated precision electronic assembly, sealing, adhesives, metal fabrication and finishing, injection molding, and leak testing.
• Experience utilizing NX and other CAD tools to perform tolerance analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Gauge R&R (GRR) to validate manufacturing precision and statistical performance.
• Experience working cross-functionally with global teams and manufacturing partners.

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. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices and 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 and Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

• Lead and coordinate sustainability and repairability-focused initiatives in collaboration with design, ID, and service engineering partners.
• Product definition and architecture selection, in collaboration with design and ID teams, via early DFx engagement in the areas of sustainability and repairability.
• Drive manufacturing and automation process development by defining functional requirements and collaborating with external partners to design, test, and implement custom fixtures and equipment.
• Optimize manufacturing, rework, and repair efficiency by analyzing workflows and production capacity to redesign equipment layouts and space utilization.