Hardware Lab Manager
Core
Manage and operate physical hardware labs in the Bay Area, ensuring they are functional, powered, cooled, and ready to support AI research teams with standard and specialized hardware.
Role type
Senior IC Hardware Lab Manager
Builds
Functional hardware labs equipped with accelerators, servers, and specialized instrumentation for AI research teams
Domain
AI Infrastructure / Data Center Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Rack-and-stack operations, power distribution and load planning, cooling management, Linux administration, network provisioning, hardware procurement, RMA process management, vendor and contractor oversight, asset auditing, lifecycle tracking
Preferred skills
High-density accelerator system setup (GPU/TPU), liquid cooling, pre-release/NPI hardware bring-up, electronics bench skills (soldering, JTAG, debug harnesses), DCIM tooling experience, specialty hardware sourcing
Technologies
BMC/IPMI/Redfish, BIOS/UEFI, PXE, NetBox, ServiceNow, JTAG/SWD/UART, KVM
Responsibilities
Run physical lab operations including receiving, staging, cabling, and power distribution; bring up new server and accelerator platforms from crate to SSH-ready; manage hardware procurement and RMA processes; build custom hardware setups and debug harnesses; oversee smarthands and contractor work; handle physical access and asset auditing; create playbooks and tooling for remote team access
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
