Aerospace Facilities Leader: Capital Projects & Compliance

Singularity Defense Corp.; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Singularity Defense Corp., an aerospace and defense startup in Gardena, CA, is seeking a hands-on Facilities Manager to maintain the existing infrastructure and lead future buildouts. This full-time, exempt role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and will oversee capital projects, preventive maintenance, vendor relations, and regulatory compliance across production and R&D spaces.

You will scope and manage projects, coordinate with security, manage landlord relations, and ensure readiness

Qualifications

• 5+ years in facilities, plant engineering, or maintenance management.
• Working knowledge of industrial utilities: 480V three-phase distribution, compressed air, HVAC and process cooling.
• You have run capital or tenant improvement projects. Read drawings, pulled permits, managed contractors, closed punch lists.
• Vendor and subcontractor management: scoping, bidding, and holding people to what they signed.
• Both volume production and R&D or prototype environments.
• Cal/OSHA general industry familiarity.
• You can build PM programs and startup-budget processes from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure and capital projects: power capacity, distribution, panel and feeder buildout, backup systems.
• HVAC, exhaust, plumbing, fire protection and process cooling management.
• Scope, permit, run, and close out reconfiguration and tenant improvement projects.
• Equipment installation and commissioning: rigging, seismic anchoring, utility drops, testing.
• Ownership over floorplan execution and oversight of engineering area owners.
• Stand up preventive maintenance program for the facility and production equipment.
• Coordinate with security, and manage vendor relationships.
• Manage landlord relationship at HQ and CapEx/OpEx ownership.
• Support safety and compliance: IIPP, LOTO, machine guarding, audits readiness.

Skills

Facilities management

Facilities engineering

Vendor management

Permitting

Budget management

Reading drawings

Startup budgeting

Job description

Singularity Defense Corp., an aerospace and defense startup in Gardena, CA, is seeking a hands-on Facilities Manager to maintain the existing infrastructure and lead future buildouts. This full-time, exempt role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and will oversee capital projects, preventive maintenance, vendor relations, and regulatory compliance across production and R&D spaces.

You will scope and manage projects, coordinate with security, manage landlord relations, and ensure readiness