Engineering Project Specialist, General Hardware Development
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 1 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience in consumer electronics manufacturing or managing NPI product builds.
- Experience with Google Sheet for data analysis, reporting, and task automation.
- Experience using AI to automate program processes.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in project planning, scheduling, risk management, and resource allocation.
- Ability to foster collaborative relationships and influence without direct authority, identify and resolve issues proactively.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects concurrently, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with engineers, contract manufacturers, and other stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, enabling seamless interaction with various audiences.
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.
As an Engineering Project Specialist (EPS), you are the vital link connecting cross-functional teams, ensuring timely delivery of essential development devices. Collaborating closely with Engineering Program Management, engineers, operations, vendors and contract manufacturers, you skillfully orchestrate numerous moving parts to bring products to life. Your role is essential for maintaining project momentum, facilitating seamless communication, and guaranteeing that all stakeholders are aligned to meet critical deadlines.
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
- Manage engineering development module and system allocation to achieve an optimal balance across validation, qualification, and project budget requirements.
- Oversee development build material plans, consolidating various validation needs. Proactively identify and resolve material availability issues to ensure timely delivery.
- Maintain and refine the build matrix to effectively integrate validation requirements into optimized configurations.
- Partner closely with manufacturing partners and vendors to execute and deliver product development builds efficiently.
- Collaborate closely with EPMs, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure all design and build deliverables are met. Foster clear and effective communication between internal teams and external contract manufacturers to streamline processes and boost productivity.
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