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Technical Program Manager, Off-the-Shelf Hardware, DeepMind

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Mountain View, CAJob$217–236K/yrPosted 1mo agoStill listed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$217–236K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

DeepMind seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead off‑the‑shelf hardware initiatives, partnering with AI researchers to align hardware capabilities with model compute needs, establishing data‑driven benchmarking, and collaborating across engineering, procurement, and operations to deliver strategic program outcomes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Vendor ManagementKinematicsData AnalysisRisk ManagementTest InfrastructureHardware Requirements for AI ResearchRobotic System DesignDynamicsControl AlgorithmsPerception SystemsCollaboration Across Multidisciplinary Teams

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Practical Experience5 Years Experience in Technical Program Management or Hardware EngineeringExperience Managing Hardware Evaluation Testing Characterization or NPI ProgramsEnglish Proficiency

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in technical program management or hardware engineering.
  • Experience managing hardware evaluation, testing, characterization, or NPI programs.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Direct experience with vendor management.
  • Familiarity with test infrastructure.
  • Understanding of hardware requirements for AI research.
  • Knowledge of robotic system design, including kinematics, dynamics, control algorithms, and perception systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced research environment and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

About the job Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority. We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $217000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities

  • Partner with AI researchers to match hardware with model compute, power, bandwidth, and latency needs.
  • Establish and manage a data-driven benchmarking framework to assess and down-select commercial off-the-shelf (OTS) hardware.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to build and scale physical and software benchmarking testbeds. Feed OTS performance data and failure analyses into custom engineering designs.
  • Work with procurement on sourcing, lead times, and vendor relations; partner with Operations to transition prototypes into field deployment. Own milestones, manage technical trade-offs, mitigate risks, and deliver strategic updates to leadership and cross-functional program management.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,790 open Technical Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$217–236K/yr
  • California median$168–236K/yr772 salary ranges
  • US median$134–221K/yr3,425 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $227K, is 12% above the California median midpoint ($202K) — in the middle half of Technical Program Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 908 open Technical Program Manager jobs in California and 3,790 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Technical Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,909 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,049 of the 3,790 open Technical Program Manager jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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