Senior Technical Program Manager, Advanced Energy Technologies

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Advanced Energy Technologies team seeks a highly Technical Program Manager to lead roadmapping and technical diligence for next-gen energy solutions.

You will evaluate viability, define long-term technology roadmaps, and support commercial partnerships with technical rigor. This role demands coordinating cross-functional teams and communicating outcomes to executives and engineers alike.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, Chemical, or related field) or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 8 years of experience in technology assessment, R&D management, or technical consulting within the energy sector.
• Experience performing technical due diligence for energy projects or VC/PE investments.
• Experience with power systems and integrating advanced energy technologies into the grid.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps for next-gen energy sectors for procurement and investments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for TRL, performance, scalability and cost reduction.
• Assess engineering designs, milestones, delivery plans and execution risks for opportunities.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to ensure technically sound partnership structures and guarantees.
• Monitor energy tech landscape and engage with startups, labs, and academia.

Skills

Program management

R&D management

Technical due diligence

Power systems

Energy tech assessment

Cross-functional leadership

FOAK energy technologies

Project finance

Roadmapping

Executive storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

PhD in engineering or scientific field

Tools

Independent Engineers

Job description

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, Chemical, or other), Physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 8 years of experience in technology assessment, Research and Development (R&D) management, or technical consulting within the energy sector.
• Experience performing technical due diligence for energy projects or venture capital/private equity investments.
• Experience with power systems and the technical requirements for integrating advanced energy technologies into the grid.

Preferred qualifications

• PhD in a relevant engineering or scientific field.
• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in the development or deployment of "first-of-a-kind" (FOAK) energy technologies (e.g., advanced reactors, next-gen geothermal, or novel energy storage technologies).
• Experience with project finance technical requirements and working with Independent Engineers (IEs).
• Experience building cross-functional roadmaps that align technical capabilities with commercial and sustainability goals.
• Ability to translate technical data into insights for executive-level decision-making.

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.

The Google Advanced Energy Technologies team is seeking a highly Technical Program Manager to lead technology road mapping and technical diligence efforts.

In this role, you will be the primary technical authority evaluating the viability and scalability of advanced energy solutions. You will be responsible for defining the long-term technology roadmaps that guide Google's clean energy investments and performing technical and project-level diligence to support the formation of commercial partnerships.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what's possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Develop and maintain comprehensive technology roadmaps for key sectors, including next-gen geothermal, advanced nuclear, and long-duration storage, to inform Google’s long-term energy procurement and investment strategies.
• Conduct evaluations of emerging technologies, assessing Technology Readiness Levels (TRL), performance claims, manufacturing scalability, and potential for cost reduction.
• Manage technical assessments of specific project opportunities, evaluating engineering designs, technical milestones, project delivery plans, and execution risks.
• Partner closely with the commercial team to provide the technical foundation for agreements, ensuring that partnership structures and performance guarantees are technically sound.
• Monitor the global emerging energy technology landscape and maintain relationships with the startups ecosystem, national labs, and academic institutions to ensure Google remains at the forefront of energy innovation.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .