Senior Equipment Maintenance Technician — AI Lab

Periodic Labs; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Periodic Labs is hiring a Senior Equipment Maintenance Technician to build and maintain the physical infrastructure powering our autonomous lab for high-throughput materials discovery in Menlo Park, CA. You will own preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and asset documentation to keep vacuum, gas, cooling, and automation systems reliable.

You’ll collaborate with controls engineers and machinists to install, Commission, and support lab infrastructure, ensuring safety and uptime while operating

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, semiconductor, chemical processing, pilot plant, industrial maintenance, or a related environment.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, electrical wiring diagrams, and equipment manuals.
• Strong hands-on experience with hand tools and power tools, with troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Technical degree, military technical training, trade apprenticeship, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Execute preventative maintenance programs for laboratory equipment and improve maintenance procedures.
• Inspect, clean, calibrate, and maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, gas, vacuum, and fluid systems.
• Troubleshoot to component level, repair equipment, and implement corrective actions to improve uptime.
• Coordinate service visits with equipment vendors and verify OEM specifications after service.
• Support installation, commissioning, and automation integration across lab infrastructure.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical skills

P&ID literacy

MaintainX CMMS

Electrical troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MaintainX CMMS

Job description

Periodic Labs is hiring a Senior Equipment Maintenance Technician to build and maintain the physical infrastructure powering our autonomous lab for high-throughput materials discovery in Menlo Park, CA. You will own preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and asset documentation to keep vacuum, gas, cooling, and automation systems reliable.

You’ll collaborate with controls engineers and machinists to install, Commission, and support lab infrastructure, ensuring safety and uptime while operating