Manager, Production Engineering
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10104846 Location Vancouver, Canada Business Industrial Light & Magic Date posted Nov. 26, 2024Job Summary:
We are looking for an ambitious and kind leader who reflects the innovative spirit, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that define ILM.
This position manages a group of R&D and/or Core Pipeline Engineers. The duties are a mix of departmental operations, project management, and personnel management, in close coordination with global technology leadership. This position will be based in Vancouver as a hybrid role.
This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.
What You’ll Do
Manage a team of R&D and/or Core Pipeline Engineers within an ILM studio; responsible for recruiting in collaboration with global technology leadership; responsible for personnel management, performance reviews, and merit and promotion.
In collaboration with global technology leadership and project management, support engineering projects by facilitating communication and enforcing department standards and practices, and ensure proper level of production technical support.
In collaboration with local studio leadership, advocate for site-specific technology and pipeline issues within the global organization
In collaboration with the local studio and global technology leadership, manage the local studio R&D/PE department budget, including travel, capital expenses, and project financial documentation.
What We’re Looking For
8+ years experience in computer graphics software engineering or VFX production, leadership experience considered an asset
Bachelor’s degree. Preference to be in an Engineering or computer science discipline; advanced degree considered an asset, or a combination of equivalent education and work experience
4+ years in a leadership role managing large teams, ideal candidate would have experience leading technical or production based teams.
Leadership skills: ability to drive consensus among technical leaders and key artists and end users; ability to manage and guide engineers
Comprehensive knowledge of computer graphics and visual effects production; deep specialty in a specific technology domain
Extensive experience in software engineering and software release processes
The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is $135,000 - $181,000 CAD per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.
About Industrial Light & Magic:
Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.
About The Walt Disney Company:
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This position is with ILM (Vancouver) Inc., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.
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