Facilities and Lab Lead, Space

Andurils Space Manufacturing team is seeking a hands-on Facilities and Lab Lead to join our team. The Space Manufacturing team is responsible for the assembly integration and test of ground support equipment PCBA unit-level and integrated systems that are vital for our aerospace and defense operations. This role keeps the day-to-day operation readiness and discipline of our Space Manufacturing lab spaces running across three locations our operational space lab the temporary cleanroom now being built and the new facility (graded ISO 58) now being built to support development and low-rate builds of spaceflight hardware.

This is a working hands-on role you are the person on the floor who keeps the labs and cleanrooms running. You will personally maintain and troubleshoot lab equipment and facility systems run the gowning and contamination-control routines handle consumables and material flow support safety and hazardous-material handling and keep each space ready for build and test. You will coordinate vendors and specialists for work beyond your scope and over time you may help bring on and guide additional technicians as the sites scale but the core of this job is doing the hands-on work yourself to keep demanding lab and cleanroom environments operating to spec in a fast-paced resource-limited environment. If you are someone who likes to roll up your sleeves and be the person the floor relies on this role is for you.

• Keep the three Space Manufacturing lab spaces the space lab the temporary cleanroom (under construction) and the new facility (under construction) running day-to-day including gowning/anterooms air showers test bays subassembly and assembly zones and storage so build and test run without facility-driven downtime.
• Perform hands-on maintenance troubleshooting and repair of lab equipment and critical components and coordinate specialists or vendors for work beyond your scope to keep equipment available through regularly scheduled maintenance.
• Run the day-to-day contamination-control routines for each cleanroom (graded ISO 58): gowning and air-shower discipline particle monitoring supporting certification cadence and keeping consumables (garments gloves wipes) stocked and flowing.
• Operate and maintain cleanroom and facility support systems hands-on HVAC/air conditioning environmental monitoring compressed and specialty gases (including nitrogen purge) pumps chillers compressors and DI water systems taking readings servicing on schedule and coordinating vendors for larger work.
• Serve as the day-to-day floor-level safety point of contact: follow and enforce safe work practices handle and store hazardous materials and specialty gases safely ensure safety instructions are in place before hazardous lab work begins and support EHS on chemical handling permits and inspections.
• Manage lab equipment assets and material flow: tool/fixture check-in/check-out and asset tracking calibration/metrology scheduling (in-house and via vendors) preventive maintenance and receiving/kitting/stores/consumables flow in coordination with supply chain and quality.
• Keep each space audit-ready: maintain cleanroom operating procedures gowning and contamination-control work instructions safety procedures and certification/monitoring records.
• Support the stand-up and transition of work into the new facility as it comes online help set up new areas move and install equipment and support the wind-down of temporary space as capability moves.
• Partner day-to-day with AI&T manufacturing engineering and program teams to keep work and WIP moving across the sites and communicate statuses issues and suggestions clearly.
• Over time help onboard and guide additional technicians/specialists as the sites scale (potential growth into a team-lead/people-manager scope).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 years of hands-on experience maintaining and operating lab cleanroom or manufacturing facility equipment and systems in a controlled production or lab environment.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical electrical and facility-systems experience with diagnosing maintaining repairing and troubleshooting equipment and building/lab systems (e.g. HVAC/air conditioning pumps chillers compressors DI water) and reading and interpreting procedures manuals and instructions.
• 2 years of hands-on experience working in or supporting an ISO-classified cleanroom (ISO 58 or equivalent) or other contamination-controlled environment including gowning and cleanliness discipline.
• Hands-on safety experience with hazardous-material and compressed/specialty-gas handling and storage including serving as a floor- or lab-level safety point of contact.
• Experience maintaining lab equipment and supporting calibration/metrology scheduling preventive maintenance and inventory/consumables flow to keep equipment available and reduce downtime.
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical training trade certifications military technical experience or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• In this role you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening as required by the Company.

• Hands-on experience in aerospace defense semiconductor medical-device or optics/sensor manufacturing including support of prototype or flight-hardware testing.
• Familiarity with ISO 5 (Class 100) operations and ESD precautions and cleanliness requirements for sensitive hardware.
• Experience helping stand up or set up a new lab or cleanroom including equipment moves installation and setup.
• Hands-on experience with specialty-gas and pressure systems (e.g. regulators pressure relief valves nitrogen purge gloveboxes) and hazardous-waste handling/recycling programs.
• Prior experience as a team lead or supervising/scheduling a small facilities/technician team (growth path toward people-management).
• Strong organization multitasking and documentation discipline comfortable in a fast-paced resource-limited environment.
• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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