Residency - Project Strategy for Photonics & Chip Design

Residency - Project Strategy for Photonics & Chip Design

Internship

Mountain View, CA

X is Alphabet's moonshot factory. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world's most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.

THE FOUNDATION OF AN AMAZING JOURNEY

Our goal at X is to make the world a radically better place. In order to do that we seek fresh unexpected perspectives, from different fields, and that's why we're excited about you.

Life here isn't easy, but it's fun. We're trying to build things most people can't even imagine, and we're doing it with the hope of making a huge, positive impact on the world. You'll be embedded into a moonshot project, where you'll partner with team members to solve key challenges.

This isn't your ordinary internship. You'll be positively challenged and pushed professionally, in ways that you may have never experienced. If this excites you - keep reading.

DURING YOUR INTERNSHIP YOU CAN EXPECT

• To be placed on one of our confidential or public X projects

• To get paid competitively and with Google benefits

• To be part of a lively community of other Interns and Residents

• To addend colloquium and discussions with team leads from across Google, DeepMind and external organizations

DETAILS

• Location: X's headquarters in Mountain View, CA

• Start Date(s): Year-round rolling basis

• Duration: a flexible 4 mo. to 1 year program based on project team needs and your availability

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be enrolled in an academic program and working towards completing an MBA (or Business) degree

Responsibilities

• Build strategies for commercialization of deep tech projects. This involves: market research, strategy development, business development, partnerships / competitors analysis, etc.

• Work with internal and external domain experts to test validity of models and assumptions

• Present findings to cross-functional project leadership to guide project and team strategy

• Be open to other operational projects as needs arise in the team

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be located in the Bay Area, with the ability to travel to the X office multiple times per week

• Current or former MBA student with a BA/BS in relevant science or engineering field

• Collaborative, proactive team player

• 2+ years of work experience in one or more of the following areas: management consulting, venture capital, deep tech product management

• Very strong strategy and analytical skills. Ability to gather and analyze large quantities of information, and turn them into insightful business recommendations.

• Good at problem stating and problem solving, and turning ambiguous problem spaces into radical solutions. Must be able to break down problems independently

• Can-do attitude, willing to learn new tools and content to become an effective thought partner with project team

• Excellent communication skills i.e experience writing strategy docs, experience delivering presentations, and a general openness to liaise with senior external partners

Prefered Qualifications

• Experience with photonics and chip design

• Experience with AI & ML (especially state-of-the-art trends such as large language models, multimodal models, etc)

• Experience with financial modeling

• An ability to thrive on ambiguity, setting own goals and effectively delivering them in a fast-changing environment

• Adept at influencing without authority, working cross-functionally with different teams in order to drive decision making

• Motivated by making the world a better place through technology, and wanting to be part of a team that makes this happen. Excited to go deep and learn about new and experimental technologies.

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are 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.

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