Skydance Animation Madrid is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Pipeline Engineer Trainee to join our studio!
Our Internship Program offers its own unique learning opportunities. You will have the chance to network and meet with Skydance leaders, learn transferable skills, and gain real-world experience. It is an experience ideal for those moving from the classroom to the industry.
This is a paid internship that will be held on-site.
Welcome on board!
Responsibilities
- Features development and bugs fixing for proprietary software used in concurrent film productions.
- Follows the team's technical guidelines.
- Assists other team members, when necessary.
- Follows the Tutor’s guidance.
Requirements
- Must be available for at least 3 months onsite (from Monday until Friday, 35h/week).
- Must be currently enrolled in your last year in an Associate, Bachelor, or Master’s program at an accredited institution.
- Self-starter with proficient writing and critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task.
- BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study.
- Scripting skills with expertise in Python and PyQt.
- Solid engineering skills with an appreciation of code craft, code health, and addressing technical debt.
- Strong technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must.
- Highly motivated and interested in Animation and Technology.
- Good team player!
- High English level.
- Spanish desirable.
Skills Required
- Available for at least three months on-site, Monday through Friday, 35 hours per week
- Currently enrolled in the final year of an Associate, Bachelor’s, or Master’s program at an accredited institution
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field
- Proficiency in Python and PyQt scripting
- Solid engineering skills, including code quality, code health, and technical debt management
- Strong technical aptitude related to 3D animation
- Strong writing and critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask
- High English proficiency
- Spanish language skills
What We Do
About Skydance Media Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and the nwe untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter. About Skydance Interactive Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality games. The division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016 through the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment. Skydance Interactive’s first VR offering is Archangel, launched on July 18th 2017. Skydance Interactive in 2017 partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe. The Walking Dead VR game will be the inaugural co-developed title from both companies. The studio is located in Marina del Rey, CA. About Animation In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance’s first three animated features are Luck, Split (working title), and Powerless (working title). Luck, directed by Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) and written by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, is a comedy that pulls back the curtain on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly
