Machine Shop Manager

The role

The Machine Shop & Lab Manager will own the FAB1 machine shop and lab. This person will maintain equipment, manage tooling and consumables, and build a training program for company employees.

What you will do

• Be the single point of accountability for the machine shop and lab layout, organization, cleanliness, and day-to-day operations.
• Run preventive maintenance schedules, troubleshoot and repair machine issues, and manage relationships with service vendors and suppliers.
• Track inventory, reorder consumables, and make purchasing decisions on new tooling and equipment.
• Build structured trainings so employees can safely get checked out on equipment.
• Define and enforce who is allowed to use equipment.
• Establish and enforce shop safety protocols including PPE, machine-specific safety, and emergency procedures.
• Act as the go-to resource for anyone in the company who wants to use the space.
• Develop functional electro-mechanical prototypes, fixture-building, and fabrication for active FAB1 projects.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in a machine shop, fab shop, or similar environment.
• Deep working knowledge of mills, lathes, laser cutters, welding, and 3D printing.
• Experience training others on shop equipment and safety procedures, or strong instinct for how to build that kind of program from scratch.
• Highly organized.
• Comfortable owning a space independently.
• Strong communicator who can set and hold boundaries on safety and access.

Nice to have

• Experience managing a shop, lab, or makerspace in an academic, startup, or industrial setting.
• Background in mechanical design or fabrication (can read drawings, build fixtures, support prototyping).
• Familiarity with tool/inventory management systems.
• OSHA or equivalent safety certification experience.

Before you apply

• Only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

About the company

Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company that delivers climate-resilient homes and buildings through vertically integrated delivery models and automated microfactories.