Lab Operations Leader: Lean Productivity & Safety

Google LLC; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 256,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind in Mountain View, CA seeks a Senior Lab Operations Manager to orchestrate floor-lab throughput, space and equipment scheduling, and safety compliant workflows. You will align internal engineering goals with external vendor execution, driving research velocity and product-friendly lab design across an AI research campus.

As the heartbeat of the lab, you ensure productivity and rigorous safety standards while supporting cross-functional teams and scalable processes for prototypes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in Google Workspace products.
• 6 years in Manufacturing Operations, Production Management, Factory Floor Management or equivalent physical environment.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent—applied to R&D/Prototyping environments.
• Proficiency in reading/creating dashboards and defining metrics.
• Ability to speak "Hardware" and "Software" to understand the difference between a firmware brick and a mechanical failure.

Responsibilities

• Own the daily rhythm of the lab with an eye on increasing research velocity. Manage space allocation, equipment scheduling, and workflow optimization to ensure no engineer or technician is ever "blocked."
• Be the metric-owner for "Floor Productivity." Track and optimize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Lab Uptime, Station Utilization, and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Take the "wild west" of a Research and Development lab and instill 5S and Lean methodologies. Ensure that whether a tech is working on various partner robots or a Humanoid prototype, the environment and tools are consistent.
• Take feedback back and forth from operations to other teams to develop clear next steps for the team.
• Build the culture of "safety-first" high performance. Make sure agreed safety protocols are implemented.

Skills

Google Workspace

Lean Six Sigma

Dashboards & metrics

Hardware vs software knowledge

Manufacturing/ops experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google DeepMind in Mountain View, CA seeks a Senior Lab Operations Manager to orchestrate floor-lab throughput, space and equipment scheduling, and safety compliant workflows. You will align internal engineering goals with external vendor execution, driving research velocity and product-friendly lab design across an AI research campus.

As the heartbeat of the lab, you ensure productivity and rigorous safety standards while supporting cross-functional teams and scalable processes for prototypes