Lab Operations Lead: AI Hardware & Research Velocity

Google LLC; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a lab operations leader to optimize research velocity and manage space, robotics equipment, and external vendors to keep researchers unblocked.

You will oversee floor-lab infrastructure, including cameras, sensors, and real-time dashboards, ensuring high visibility of station availability and parameters. You will coordinate hardware shipments, apply 5S/Lean principles, and support executive visits, live demos, and recruiting events without disrupting research.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in Manufacturing Operations, Production Management, Factory Floor Management or equivalent physical environment.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent, specifically applied to Research and Development (R&D)/prototyping environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily rhythm of the lab with an eye on increasing research velocity, oversee space allocation, robotics equipment deployment and operational workflow optimization in coordination with our external vendors to ensure no researcher or engineer is ever blocked.
• Lead management and maintenance of floor-lab infrastructure, including camera systems, sensors, and real-time dashboard monitoring to maintain high visibility on station availability and operating parameters.
• Coordinate hardware shipments, deliveries, export declarations, and customs documentation in partnership with logistics teams and suppliers, and oversee freight intake in collaboration with external vendors.
• Drive operational excellence by embedding 5S and Lean methodologies to maintain consistent, high-standard environments and tooling across all partner platforms and prototypes.
• Ensure operational readiness for executive visits, leadership tours, live robot demos, and recruiting events without interrupting ongoing research.

Skills

Dashboard analysis

Metrics definition

G Suite proficiency

Tools

G Suite

Job description

Google DeepMind is seeking a lab operations leader to optimize research velocity and manage space, robotics equipment, and external vendors to keep researchers unblocked.

You will oversee floor-lab infrastructure, including cameras, sensors, and real-time dashboards, ensuring high visibility of station availability and parameters. You will coordinate hardware shipments, apply 5S/Lean principles, and support executive visits, live demos, and recruiting events without disrupting research.