Senior RF Lab Buildout & Test Operations Lead

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a hands‑on Lab Buildout and Operations Manager to own the deployment, readiness, and sustained operation of RF, networking, and system‑integration lab environments in Austin and Seattle. You will manage lab infrastructure buildouts, instrument networks, and ensure readiness for engineering use.

Collaborating with Facilities, Networking, Security, Hardware, RF, Software, and Test teams, you will drive build plans, schedules, and operational readiness while maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience with the project management of technical projects.
• 7+ years of experience in lab operations, hardware development management, systems development, RF test, network operations, or infrastructure deployment.
• Experience building, operating, or maintaining engineering labs, RF labs, network labs, telecom labs, or hardware‑in‑the‑loop environments.
• Working knowledge of RF test environments, including chambers, antennas, RF cabling, attenuators, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, or channel emulators.
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including switching, routing, VLANs, IP addressing, firewall rules, remote access, and lab network segmentation.
• Experience managing procurement, BOMs, vendors, delivery schedules, asset tracking, and equipment lifecycle.
• Ability to create and maintain lab documentation, rack diagrams, port maps, build plans, readiness checklists, and operational runbooks.
• Ability to travel regularly between Austin and Seattle.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end lab buildout execution for RF and system‑integration environments across Austin and Seattle.
• Coordinate deployment of racks, benches, chambers, RF infrastructure, test equipment, control stations, cabling, power, grounding, cooling, and secure lab network access.
• Drive readiness for RF test areas, integrated system test beds, hardware‑in‑the‑loop environments, and production‑representative lab setups.
• Partner with Facilities, Networking, Security, Hardware, RF, Software, and Test teams to ensure lab spaces are usable, safe, scalable, and operationally reliable.
• Maintain lab bring‑up schedules, punch lists, dependency trackers, and operational readiness checklists.
• Support RF lab environments including chambers, antennas, attenuators, channel emulators, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, RF cabling, timing sources, and related instrumentation.
• Support lab network design and operations, including VLANs, routing, switching, firewall access, remote access, control‑plane connectivity, and test-device isolation.
• Ensure lab infrastructure can support integration, regression, throughput, latency, mobility, handover, timing, and multi‑device validation.
• Drive uptime and reliability improvements for lab systems, including monitoring, alerting, access control, inventory tracking, and failure‑response processes.
• Standardize lab configurations, diagrams, runbooks, rack elevations, port maps, cable labels, and operational procedures across sites.
• Own procurement tracking for lab equipment, RF components, network gear, racks, cables, tools, fixtures, chambers, and facility‑dependent infrastructure.
• Translate technical needs into BOMs, purchase requests, vendor quotes, lead‑time tracking, and delivery schedules.
• Manage vendor coordination for chamber deployment, electrical work, cooling, RF infrastructure, installation labor, and equipment calibration.
• Track CapEx/Opex needs, delivery risks, dependencies, and site constraints; elevate issues early with clear options and impact.
• Maintain asset inventory and lifecycle tracking for lab hardware, instruments, network devices, and shared test infrastructure.

Skills

Lab operations

RF test infrastructure

Networking fundamentals

Procurement management

Vendor management

Project management

Travel willingness

Tools

Linux

Windows lab hosts

Automation frameworks

Telemetry & logging

Cisco/Arista network gear

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a hands‑on Lab Buildout and Operations Manager to own the deployment, readiness, and sustained operation of RF, networking, and system‑integration lab environments in Austin and Seattle. You will manage lab infrastructure buildouts, instrument networks, and ensure readiness for engineering use.

Collaborating with Facilities, Networking, Security, Hardware, RF, Software, and Test teams, you will drive build plans, schedules, and operational readiness while maintaining