Lab Operations Lead - Defence Hardware & Rapid Dev

Castelion Corporation

Torrance, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking an Engineering Lab Manager to own the daily operation, readiness, and continuous improvement of our engineering laboratories. You will ensure safe, reliable lab environments, equipment, tooling, and resources to accelerate development, testing, and integration of next‑generation hardware.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, facilities, safety, quality, IT, and suppliers to meet safety, regulatory, environmental, cybersecurity, and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 3+ years in lab ops, or 6+ years in related environment.
  • Hands-on experience managing engineering laboratories, test facilities, or similar spaces.
  • Experience with equipment, instrumentation, tooling, facilities, or test infrastructure.
  • Proven ability to follow safety, operational and technical procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day operation and readiness of assigned engineering labs and infrastructure.
  • Establish lab procedures, standards, and processes for safe, efficient development and test.
  • Coordinate lab scheduling and resource allocation across teams to maximize utilization.
  • Manage acquisition, installation, calibration, maintenance, and lifecycle of lab equipment.
  • Develop equipment readiness metrics and anticipate resource needs before impact.

Skills

Analytical skills
Problem-solving
Safety procedures
Operational readiness
Leadership
Vendor management
Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes
Power supplies
Electronic test equipment
Environmental chambers
Data acquisition systems
RF equipment
Mechanical test equipment
Fabrication tools

Job description

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking an Engineering Lab Manager to own the daily operation, readiness, and continuous improvement of our engineering laboratories. You will ensure safe, reliable lab environments, equipment, tooling, and resources to accelerate development, testing, and integration of next‑generation hardware.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, facilities, safety, quality, IT, and suppliers to meet safety, regulatory, environmental, cybersecurity, and

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