Senior Staff Lab Manager (R5090)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Lab Manager to lead the design, development, operation, and long-term strategy of our engineering laboratories. This is a highly technical leadership role responsible for creating world-class lab environments that enable hardware and software engineering teams to rapidly develop, integrate, test, and validate complex systems.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong operational leadership, driving lab architecture, infrastructure modernization, asset management, and engineering support while leading a team of engineers and technicians.

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

10+ years of experience supporting complex engineering laboratories or technical infrastructure.

5+ years of technical leadership or people management experience.

Demonstrated experience designing and building engineering labs from concept through deployment.

Strong understanding of laboratory infrastructure, including:

• Power distribution
• Network architecture
• Server and storage systems
• Instrumentation
• Environmental controls
• Safety systems
• Experience managing equipment lifecycle, maintenance, calibration, upgrades, and modernization.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Laboratory infrastructure design and architecture
• System-level engineering and integration
• Networking (Ethernet, VLANs, managed switches, routing)
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-loop (SIL) systems
• Asset management and inventory systems
• US Citizenship required due to security clearance requirements.
  Active Secret clearance.

Experience supporting robotics, aerospace, defense, automotive, or autonomous systems development.

Experience with secure laboratory environments and classified or regulated development environments.

Knowledge of systems engineering processes and system architecture.

Experience implementing laboratory automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Familiarity with cloud-connected engineering workflows and hybrid infrastructure.

Programming and scripting experience:

• Python, MATLAB, C/C++, etc.
• Active Top Secret clearance or eligible to achieve

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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