Job Description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 10 years of experience in engineering or technical program management.
  
• 7 years of experience in leadership role(s) with/without direct reports.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in the consumer electronics industry, driving new product introduction (NPI) and manufacturing initiatives.
  
• Experience in supply chain management or manufacturing operations and support.
• Proficiency in design, manufacturing, and process statistics.
• Track record of cultivating and developing high-performing professional teams.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, including executive presence for collaboration with global teams.

About the job

In this role, you will lead a 25-person team ensuring products meet customer quality standards. You will also serve as a key partner in the cross-functional ecosystem, overseeing quality-related aspects of design, prototyping, and production, while focusing on team development, process efficiency, and strategic alignment.

Success is measured by on-time launches, meeting field quality goals, and overall execution of product and manufacturing quality deliverables. You will drive continuous improvement across product generations while advancing team capabilities and maintaining effective cross-functional influence.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

• Launch innovative products on time, meeting goals for customer quality, including phones and other Google-designed personal consumer electronics and accessories.
  
• Support early development to ensure products are designed for quality prior to release, ensuring prototype builds meet readiness goals.
  
• Manage quality performance, ramp approval, and issue resolution during product ramp and ship to market.
  
• Facilitate ongoing reliability testing across production lines to ensure manufacturing quality through the end of planned builds.
  
• Prevent potential field issues through prediction framework and own the early field quality returns process to drive corrective actions.