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# Technical Program Manager, Autonomous Operations Product Lead

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $159,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Intrusion Detection Systems, Lidar, GNSS
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ad7ff721d47e2ada

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
 * 5 years of experience managing technical programs, physical security operations, or technology deployment efforts.
 * Experience in deploying and managing drone fleets, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or critical infrastructure security.
 * Experience with autonomous system sensors and architectures (e.g., LiDAR, SLAM, GNSS/GPS).
 * Experience navigating aviation compliance, legal frameworks, and airspace operations (e.g., FAA approvals, Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS))., * Master's degree in a technical or engineering field (e.g., Robotics or Aerospace).
 * 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
 * Experience deploying enterprise physical security infrastructure.

## Description

* Design, scale, and maintain the multi-year technology roadmap for autonomous drones and ground robots across global data center sites.
 * Navigate international airspace and drone regulations to ensure our technology has the appropriate waivers and authorizations from regional authorities globally.
 * Partner with infrastructure teams to integrate autonomous platforms with existing access control, video surveillance, and perimeter intrusion detection systems.
 * Author operational guidelines and playbooks for human intervention, while standardizing readiness training to upgrade global security teams.
 * Monitor the landscape of hardware and software manufacturers to develop a standardized assessment framework for vendors on capability, security, and operational reliability.

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.


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