Facilities and Lab Lead, Space

The role

This person will maintain and troubleshoot lab equipment and facility systems across three manufacturing locations. They will manage contamination-control routines, handle consumables, and support safety and hazardous-material handling to keep labs ready for build and test.

What you will do

• Keep three Space Manufacturing lab spaces running day-to-day.
• Perform hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of lab equipment and critical components.
• Coordinate specialists or vendors for work beyond scope.
• Run day-to-day contamination-control routines for cleanrooms.
• Operate and maintain cleanroom and facility support systems including HVAC, pumps, and DI water systems.
• Serve as the day-to-day, floor-level safety point of contact.
• Manage lab equipment, assets, and material flow.
• Maintain cleanroom operating procedures, safety procedures, and certification records.
• Support the stand-up and transition of work into the new facility.
• Partner with AI&T, manufacturing engineering, and program teams.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience maintaining and operating lab, cleanroom, or manufacturing facility equipment and systems.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical, electrical, and facility-systems.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience working in or supporting an ISO-classified cleanroom (ISO 5–8 or equivalent).
• Hands-on safety experience with hazardous-material and compressed/specialty-gas handling and storage.
• Experience maintaining lab equipment and supporting calibration/metrology scheduling, preventive maintenance, and inventory/consumables flow.
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical training, trade certifications, military technical experience, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical-device, or optics/sensor manufacturing.
• Familiarity with ISO 5 (Class 100) operations and ESD precautions.
• Experience helping stand up or set up a new lab or cleanroom.
• Hands-on experience with specialty-gas and pressure systems and hazardous-waste handling/recycling programs.
• Prior experience as a team lead or supervising/scheduling a small facilities/technician team.
• Strong organization, multitasking, and documentation discipline.
• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.