Lab Manager

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

MIT-funded pension

Matching 401K

Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental,…

Tuition reimbursement and continuing教育

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is seeking a Laboratory Manager for the Tactical Satellite Communications Group. The role focuses on organizing and maintaining multiple laboratory spaces, ensuring safety, and coordinating with technical staff and leadership.

You will supervise technicians, oversee procurement and vendor relations, and support safety programs, audits, and training. Strong collaboration across departments is required to keep lab spaces efficient and compliant.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a two-year technical school in Electronics, Electro-Optical, Electro-Mechanical, or Software design or 5+ years of related lab management experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team, and delegate in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and configuration control tools such as GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization and management of all group laboratory spaces in collaboration with technical staff and group leadership.
• Organize and manage warehousing and storage spaces on-site and off-site to optimize space utilization.
• Supervise group technicians, including assigning daily activities, reviewing work, and conducting annual performance reviews.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Delegation

Education

Two-year technical school in Electronics/EO/EM/Software design

Tools

GitHub

Office tools

Job description

The Tactical Satellite Communications Group is developing technologies and analysis for some of the most advanced communication systems in the world. The Group is involved in a synergistic combination of research, prototyping, and experimentation efforts focused on the goals of enhancing the capability and robustness of future generations of communications satellites and systems.

Position Description

The Tactical Satellite Communications Group seeks a full time laboratory manager to be responsible for the following:

• Lead the organization and management of all group laboratory spaces in collaboration with technical staff and group leadership.
• Organize and manage all warehousing and storage spaces (located both on-site and off-site) to facilitate efficient utilization of group laboratory spaces.
• Maintain group laboratory spaces in collaboration with Lincoln Laboratory service departments; oversee work orders through completion to support upgrades and reconfiguration of laboratory spaces as needed.
• Maintain and support the group’s extensive group RF test infrastructure (e.g., antennas, test equipment), including scheduling annual maintenance to ensure continued operation.
• Develop strong working knowledge of all labs, active experiments, and planned changes or decommissioning. Meet regularly with lab end-users to gather data and implement plans that ensure space is well utilized, safe, clean, and organized.
• Supervise group technicians, which includes assigning daily activities in coordination with technical staff, reviewing work products, and conducting annual performance reviews.
• Participate in the hiring and interview process for new technicians.
• Serve as the Groups’ Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Representative and work directly with both the technical staff and Lincoln Laboratory EHS Department in support of overall safety. Support the group with safety, orientation, and protocol training.
• Ensure group’s laboratory spaces are prepared for and successfully pass annual safety inspections.
• Manage group’s laboratory property inventory across the program lifecycle, including loans, shipments, inventory, and audits.
• Facilitate the selection, purchasing, receipt, installation, maintenance, and disposal of lab equipment and material. Develop a strong working knowledge of vendor community and offerings. Work with lab end-users to gather requirements, communicate with vendors, submit purchase requests, and track procurements through receipts and installation.

Additional Information

Develop expertise in SAP/SRM, and other internal systems that support these processes.

Liaise with internal departments such as Property, Facilities, and Safety to execute additions, moves, and changes to equipment and lab spaces; stay current on all operating procedures and proactively support various audit requests.

Support field site work by arranging for crating, shipping, return, and storage of equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from a two-year technical school in Electronics, Electro-Optical, Electro-Mechanical, or Software design from an accredited technical institute or its equivalent and/or 5+ years of directly related experience managing laboratories and people, and familiarity with general laboratory equipment and safety.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team, as well as delegate work to others, in a fast-paced and growing environment.

Familiarity with the use of Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for recording experimental data as well as configuration control tools such as GitHub.

Hiring Range:$89,400-$123,400

Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• MIT-funded pension
• Matching 401K
• Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.