Production Engineer, DeepMind (Fixed-Term Contract)

About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal performance of our facilities through proactive monitoring, preventative maintenance, and rapid incident response, while managing site upgrades to guarantee long-term operational stability.
• Own the technical design of critical infrastructure, translating organizational needs into scalable solutions by identifying emerging technologies and collaborating with vendors to anticipate future needs.
• Act as the primary escalation point for critical system issues, leading troubleshooting for complex problems and working with internal teams to drive swift resolutions.
• Manage all facility documentation using AutoCAD, oversee suppliers and system integrators, and handle project budgets to determine the feasibility of minor developments.
• Provide technical support for the entire signal chain, including IP video/audio technologies, high-end post-production workflows, and cinema-grade studio and virtual studio systems.