Technical Program Manager III, Field Quality and Reliability, Electrical

Google • Kirkland, WA

1d • $156,000 - $229,000

About The Position

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. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you will use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You will work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You are equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers. The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience with data center mechanical or electrical infrastructure systems, in design, operation, and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems.
• 5 years of experience in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Design for Test, Design for Reliability, or Design Verification Test.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in (High/Medium Voltage) HV/MV Mechanical Power Systems, Switchgear, Transformers, UPS, Busway, Product Life Cycle (PLC) Control systems, etc.
• Experience with Weibull++, JMP, Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW , C, C++ or other programming languages for data analysis.
• Experience in performing root cause analyses and failure analyses on the mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Review global equipment field reliability performance and its Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) impact, identify and address systemic issues based on lessons learned during Data Center construction, commissioning and operation.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to establish the roadmap for and subsequent execution of field reliability practices for key Electrical, Controls and Power Distribution systems in our Data Center infrastructure portfolio to enable consistent feedback to design, supply chain, construction and operations, increase fleet predictability/performance and excellent Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Collaborate with Global Commodity Managers to connect field performance measurement back to manufacturers that can relate to their field performance systems.
• Review key metrics pertaining to a program, monitor potential metric deviations, and define corrective actions for critical deviations.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level