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Title: Audio Research Lab Manager
Duration: Long Term Contract 12 months+ can extend
Location: Redmond, WA – Onsite (labs across Redmond and Seattle)
Benefits: Employee benefits at 100% including Medical, PTO, Holiday Pay, 401K Plan and much more!
Role: Manage All Aspects of Research Lab Spaces: Ability to serve as the on-site point of contact for a large portfolio of specialized research labs (50+ labs across multiple buildings)
On-Site Presence: Ability to work onsite across multiple buildings in Redmond and Seattle, monitoring lab conditions, managing badge access, and registering and managing compliance for 100+ lab network machines
Two-Person Lab Management Team: Ability to partner closely on physical tasks such as heavy lifting and coordinated installations, and to work independently on multiple priorities across buildings
Organizationally Embedded: Strong communication and stakeholder skills to represent lab users, collaborate with leadership, liaise with other organizations, and train new team members
Escorting & Scheduling: Ability to schedule and escort visitors, including EHS representatives, through active labs without interrupting research and data collection
Database Administration: Experience administering a cloud-based asset management database and lab checkout system, including building automations and configuring a Zebra barcode printer
On-Site Shop & Materials Storage: Hands-on skills with power tools, ladders, and soldering for equipment diagnostics, repair, and custom cabling
Audio Equipment Intake, Tracking, & Storage: Experience ordering, receiving, unpacking, and tracking equipment, managing vendor BPOs, and installing storage solutions with hand tools
System Design, Installation, & Maintenance:
Future-Focused & Path Paving: Ability to represent lab requirements in new building design and construction, and to manage lab decommissioning and relocations
Safety & Process: Knowledge of lab safety and EHS practices, and ability to complete company Qualified Electrical Worker training
Facilities Communication: Ability to coordinate with facilities, security, and their contractors to keep labs safe and habitable
"High Touch" Lab Facilities: Ability to maintain specialized labs in-house, including laser-based speaker alignment, speaker validation, and
Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in lab management, lab operations, or technical facilities support in a research, hardware, or consumer electronics environment
Experience managing equipment inventory and asset tracking using a database or asset management system, including barcode labeling
Working knowledge of lab safety practices and EHS requirements
Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple teams and buildings
Ability to work onsite full time in Redmond, WA, with regular travel between buildings in Redmond and Seattle
Preferred Qualifications: Experience supporting set up and maintenance of an audio, acoustics, or AR/VR research labs, or consumer electronics product development lab management.
Experience with motion capture systems such as OptiTrack (Motive) or Vicon
Experience building automations or workflows in a cloud-based database or asset management tool
Experience with…