Facilities Operations Lead
$83,200–$124,800 year
On-sitePasadena, California, United States
Job Summary
Manage facility maintenance, readiness, and safety for the Pasadena robotics facility, overseeing office administration, equipment maintenance, and capital projects that support robotics development, production, integration, and test activities. Lead the team responsible for infrastructure upkeep across the lab, production, cleanroom, machine shop, and test areas, including equipment installation, preventive maintenance, and coordination of repairs. Oversee ESD controls, environmental compliance, and equipment calibration activities while managing facility setup for specialized testing such as thermal vacuum and environmental trials. Coordinate vendors for maintenance and improvements, ensure safety compliance, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and increase test repeatability. Respond to emergency calls on weekends and after hours as needed to support facility uptime.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in facilities operations, production support, test operations support, equipment maintenance, or infrastructure management in aerospace, robotics, automotive, medical device, advanced manufacturing, or another heavily regulated technical environment
- Minimum 1 year of experience managing a team
- Facility maintenance experience supporting labs, production areas, technical operations, machine shops, test environments, cleanrooms, or regulated manufacturing environments
- Experience operating, supporting, or maintaining thermal vacuum test equipment
- Experience working with LN2 systems, including safe handling, operational support, or coordination of equipment and infrastructure that uses liquid nitrogen
- Experience setting up, configuring, and supporting automated test systems using LabVIEW or similar test automation software
- Experience creating, maintaining, and training others on safe operating procedures for test equipment, machine shop equipment, test environments, and specialized test activities
- Experience supporting equipment calibration, verification, or metrology activities, including tracking status, maintaining records, coordinating vendors, or supporting audit readiness
- Experience supporting ESD controls, environmental controls, cleanroom controls, machine shop safety requirements, or other compliance requirements in production, lab, test, or technical environments
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Work in environments with electrical hazards, chemical exposure, temperature variations, and noise
- Wear required PPE as assigned, which may include safety glasses, gloves, respirators, and/or other protective clothing for extended periods
- Move between buildings, labs, and work areas, as needed
- Lift, carry, push and pull materials and equipment up to 25 lbs. unassisted
- Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, and varied shifts as operational needs require
- U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading a facilities team in a robotics, automation, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting technical labs, production areas, integration spaces, test equipment, or clean/controlled environments
- Track record of consolidating complex operational requirements and managing facilities or infrastructure projects through completion
- Understanding of HVAC, electrical systems, process utilities, compressed air, vacuum systems, ESD controls, equipment maintenance, and physical infrastructure
- Ability to operate calmly under stressful conditions and make sound decisions during facility or equipment issues
- Experience with CMMS/JIRA ticketing, preventive maintenance programs, EHS requirements, hazardous materials or waste handling, and equipment commissioning/decommissioning
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