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# Product Manager II, Android XR Platform Hardware

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $163,000.0 - $237,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Hardware Platform Interface, Computer Equipment
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/8AC64249F30E477F9FF279F94DC48197/job/

## About the Role

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area., * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

 * 5 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.
 * 2 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc.).

Preferred qualifications:

 * Experience driving hardware-software co-design specifications and working closely with silicon architects, hardware engineers, and ODMs.
 * Experience establishing hardware platform/ecosystem strategies, including establishing and negotiating BOM targets and defining turnkey blueprint reference designs for external OEMs.
 * Experience working in (XR) AR/VR/MR, smart glasses, or spatial computing hardware development.
 * Familiarity with display architectures (MicroLED, LCoS, OLED), waveguide and freeform optics, imaging sensors, and spatial tracking/depth architectures.
 * Ability to autonomously navigate high ambiguity, manage multiple competing priorities, and present complex hardware roadmaps to leadership.

## Description

* Author and execute comprehensive system-level Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) for Google's AI and XR glasses, ensuring cohesive integration of display, optics, sensing, and silicon into wearable form factors.
 * Define and execute roadmaps for advanced display engines (MicroLED, OLED), optical combiners (waveguides), and spatial sensing subsystems (imaging, low-power tracking, depth sensing).
 * Drive technical analysis to balance optical and sensor performance (resolution, nits, FOV) against real-world constraints (weight, thermal budgets, power-efficiency) to optimize AI latency and accuracy.
 * Serve as the primary product hub aligning deeply specialized teams-including Optics, Cameras, XR Silicon, Computer Vision, and Vision Science-with Platform and Device Software.
 * Steer external supplier roadmaps, track competitor hardware benchmarks, and partner closely with ODMs and component vendors to drive joint development milestones.


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