Technical Program Manager, Supplier Quality, Mechanical, Data Centers
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or technical program management.
- Experience with design, manufacturing, or operation of mechanical, standby-power, or HVAC infrastructure equipment.
- Experience in supplier quality management with systems deploying to facilities.
Preferred qualifications:
- Certification in Six Sigma Blackbelt, American Society for Quality (e.g., CSQP, CQE, CQM, CRE, or CQA) or Auditor Certification, or equivalent certification/experience.
- 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Knowledge of mechanical standards applied to operations (e.g., American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), etc.).
- Knowledge of mechanical and HVAC infrastructure equipment installation/deployment at data centers or other facilities.
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 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 Data Centers (GDC) make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures on the planet. The GDC Quality team is responsible for delivering physical plant infrastructure with predictable quality.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with supplier partners managing critical aspects of mechanical infrastructure systems supplier quality. Collaborate with design engineers, commodity managers, manufacturing engineers, operation program managers, and product managers to drive high quality products.
- Perform failure analysis to establish true root causes, and systemic corrective actions with demonstrated preventative solutions.
- Provide problem-solving leadership to statistically connect production line metrics, tests, and quality audits to field performance.
- Validate supplier build/test processes and Product Life Cycle (PLC) deliverables for compliance with internal requirements and industry standards like Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
- Conduct supplier audits, inspect production facilities/lines, articulate quality improvement activities to reduce variability, improve predictability, streamline lead time, improve output quality, factory witness and acceptance testing. Partner with suppliers to solve complex product quality and process issues across the full product lifecycle.