Austin-Based Engineering Lab & Infrastructure Lead

Graphcore; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore in Austin, Texas is seeking an experienced Lab Manager to oversee day-to-day operation, maintenance, and strategic development of engineering laboratories supporting product development. You will ensure hardware, infrastructure, and test environments are secure, reliable, and efficient for engineering teams across the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate combines deep enterprise hardware knowledge with strong organizational and project management skills, overseeing lab operations, inventory,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience managing engineering labs, data center infrastructure, or hardware validation environments.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise server architecture, networking, and storage technologies.
• Experience with rack installation, cabling, power distribution, and cooling considerations.
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows server environments.
• Experience with asset management systems and inventory control.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of multiple development and validation labs.
• Coordinate lab scheduling to maximize utilization across engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for lab usage and equipment handling.
• Monitor environmental conditions including power, cooling, and rack utilization.
• Install, configure, and maintain server platforms, storage arrays, switches, and related hardware.
• Coordinate hardware builds, upgrades, repairs, and decommissioning activities.
• Manage incoming engineering samples, prototype systems, and production hardware.
• Maintain accurate asset tracking and lifecycle documentation.
• Work with suppliers and internal logistics teams to receive and deploy new equipment.
• Maintain rack layouts, structured cabling, PDUs, and network connectivity.
• Support OS installations, firmware updates, BIOS configuration, and remote management interfaces.
• Coordinate infrastructure expansion projects as lab capacity grows.
• Maintain inventory databases.
• Track assets from receipt through retirement.
• Forecast equipment needs and manage procurement requests.
• Perform regular inventory audits.
• Coordinate with vendors for equipment purchases, maintenance, and warranty services.
• Evaluate new equipment and recommend infrastructure improvements.
• Ensure compliance with company safety policies and laboratory standards.
• Maintain ESD protected environments.
• Support physical security controls for engineering assets.
• Maintain documentation required for audits and compliance reviews.
• Partner with Mechanical, Electrical, Firmware, Software, Validation, Reliability, Manufacturing, and IT teams.
• Support product bring-up activities and engineering investigations.
• Assist with infrastructure planning for new programs.
• Coordinate lab moves, expansions, and large-scale hardware deployments.

Skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Written & verbal communication

Technical leadership

Risk assessment

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical IT or related field

Tools

IPMI

Redfish

BMCs

Remote management tools

Job description

Graphcore in Austin, Texas is seeking an experienced Lab Manager to oversee day-to-day operation, maintenance, and strategic development of engineering laboratories supporting product development. You will ensure hardware, infrastructure, and test environments are secure, reliable, and efficient for engineering teams across the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate combines deep enterprise hardware knowledge with strong organizational and project management skills, overseeing lab operations, inventory,