This Partner Engineer role at Google focuses on mobile carrier certifications for smartphones and wearables.  Responsibilities include managing the Type Approval (TA) process, coordinating with cross-functional teams for timely report delivery, and troubleshooting technical issues. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cellular technologies (2G/3G/4G LTE, VoLTE, 5G), modem/telephony stacks, and carrier certification processes.  They'll lead projects, manage schedules, and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to optimize product launch timelines.  The role requires strong technical expertise and excellent communication skills.

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<div jscontroller="iYVHDc" class="DkhPwc" jsname="tIk9qd" data-id="110216644810154694" jsaction="A6AxKc:CXOOvf;"><div class="KwJkGe"><br><h3>Minimum qualifications:</h3><ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. <br></li>
<li>5 years of experience in program management.<br></li>
<li>Experience managing carrier certification of smartphones and connected wearable devices including scheduling, testing, or execution.</li>
</ul><br><h3>Preferred qualifications:</h3><ul>
<li>5 years of experience with cellular radio technologies and features such as 2G/3G/4G LTE, VoLTE, 4X4 MIMO, 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA), antenna design, etc., and their deployments among global cellular network operators.</li>
<li>5 years of experience in modem/telephony technology stack and troubleshooting.<br></li>
<li>Experience in testing of LTE/5G connected devices.<br></li>
<li>Knowledge of carrier certification processes for Global carriers.</li>
</ul></div><div class="aG5W3"><h3>About the job</h3><p>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.<br><br>Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.</p>
<p>In this role, you will be working with cross-functional teams for on-time certification and testing reports delivery. You will consolidate all the carrier certification and test reports requirements with the consideration of the goal timelines to draft certification and testing schedules. You will make sure the testing start and end date is secured. You will maintain regular updates from the external parties and also share the latest updates with the internal teams. You will collaborate with development teams for troubleshooting and assist them to fix the issues efficiently and effectively.</p></div><div class="BDNOWe"><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul>
<li>Manage all aspects of the carrier Type Approval (TA) process including carrier requirements delivery, sample management, certification schedule, and packaging requirements, for mobile products.<br></li>
<li>Lead multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. Collaborate with Android and software teams to triage and prioritize Carrier-related issues.<br></li>
<li>Work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate&nbsp; with cross-functional partners of the company. Maintain regular updates from the external parties and also share the latest updates with the internal teams.<br></li>
<li>Collaborate with other carrier program managers in the team on program updates and represent in product meetings as needed.<br></li>
<li>Collaborate with the launch team to optimize the On-shelf date for the product.</li>
</ul></div></div>

Partner Engineer, Mobile Carriers