Senior Manager Facilities

The role

The Senior Facilities Manager will manage day-to-day operations across offices, labs, clean rooms, machine shops, and technical bays. This role involves owning vendor contracts, preventive maintenance, CapEx projects, and space planning to support company scaling.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day operations across offices, labs, clean rooms, machine shop, and technical bays.
• Perform hands-on maintenance tasks like replacing HVAC filters and addressing plumbing or lighting issues.
• Provide multi-site oversight across Washington D.C. and Irvine locations.
• Participate in facility selection and planning for company expansion.
• Lead vendor sourcing, contract negotiation, and performance management.
• Own preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Manage CapEx projects from pre-construction through customer handover.
• Execute space planning, floor plans, and headcount growth projections.
• Handle onboarding logistics including desk setup and access provisioning.
• Manage the facilities budget, tracking actuals and identifying cost reductions.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of facilities management experience in an aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or hardware-intensive technology environment.
• Experience managing industrial and technical spaces.
• Hands-on familiarity with MEP systems: HVAC, electrical distribution, plumbing, fire suppression, and building automation.
• Track record owning CapEx projects end-to-end.
• Strong vendor management skills.
• Experience with space planning tools and data-driven utilization reporting.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Strong cross-functional communicator.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, fire and life safety codes, and applicable state and local building codes.

Nice to have

• Experience in satellite manufacturing, launch services, or other space hardware environments.
• Familiarity with ITAR-regulated facilities and access control requirements.
• CFM, FMP, or equivalent facilities management certification.
• Experience standing up a new facility from ground-up.

Benefits

• Equity in Turion Space
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• 401(k) plan with a 3% Employer Direct Contribution
• Generous vacation days, personal days, sick days, and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• No-cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Internal training, workshops, and courses
• Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Depar

About the company

Turion is developing the critical infrastructure of the space economy by building vertically integrated hardware and software including DROID space vehicles and Starfire software.