Trimble
GPS Engineering Project/Program Manager
US - CA, Sunnyvale · Mid · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 9 days ago
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odds of building a lasting career here
39Risky
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level I)39
Fits your clock70
Thin sponsorship signal and lottery-bound (~15% per draw). A low-probability bet with your clock running. Prioritize cap-exempt roles and proven entry-level sponsors first.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$113,6721 entry
Level II$154,4822 entries
Level III$195,2703 entries
Level IV$236,0804 entries
The bottom of this range ($10,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $113,672. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
Employer immigration record
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Green-card follow-through: 78%
Of 9 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 2 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 508 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.
Files H-1B transfers
4 transfer filings in the last year, covering 4 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.
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About the role
- Corporate: Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done.
- With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation.
- For more information about Trimble (Nasdaq:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
Responsibilities
- Drive Innovation as our Next Defense Program Manager (Military GPS & PNT Solutions) Are you ready to lead cutting-edge defense technology and safeguard critical missions worldwide?
- Trimble is looking for a dynamic Program Manager to drive our expanding military GPS and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) portfolio, bridging advanced hardware and software engineering with vital defense partners.
- We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges.
- From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.
- You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide.
- Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging.
- We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.
Skills
- Oversee key contractual and technical documentation deliverables, including formal SDRL and CDRL data packages.
- 4 to 7 years of proven program management experience leading complex hardware and software engineering projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing full product development lifecycles in defense, aerospace, or high-reliability manufacturing environments.
- Proven customer-facing expertise with a talent for balancing technical customer demands with internal engineering capacity.
- Strong project control proficiency using tools such as Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Bonus Points For:
- Prior technical experience with military GPS systems, navigation platforms, or PNT technologies.
- Hands-on familiarity with defense contracting frameworks, including SDRLs/CDRLs, NDAs, PIAs, and TAA compliance.
- Track record of establishing scalable program management processes in a fast-growing environment.
- Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid / On-site as required) Travel Requirement:
- You'll work on projects that truly matter:
- Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
Compensation
- Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position.
- This compensation range is based on a full time schedule.
- Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
- Hiring Range $138,700.00-$190,700.00 Pay Rate Type Salary Bonus Eligible?
Benefits
- Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans.
- Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.
Company info
- At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive.
- For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under "Corporate Governance." Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together.
- 10-20% Why You'll Love Working With Us At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"-we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact.
- Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.
- We are proud to be an
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