We make the best chips physically possible for the large model needs of frontier labs.
About the role
We are seeking a hands-on Lab Manager to oversee daily operations and organization for our hardware lab. This is an active role focused on maintaining equipment, board rework, bench organization, inventory, and remote support. The ideal candidate handles technical troubleshooting, logistics, and facilities management. You take pride in a clean and organized lab. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years in an electronics test lab, hardware prototyping lab, or similar, including ownership of lab operations beyond your own bench work. An Associate's or Bachelor's in Electronics Technology, EET, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Expert hand soldering and SMT rework
- Hands-on proficiency with standard bench instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads), and comfortable running them on a remote engineer's behalf
- Experience running calibration databases, asset tracking, and procurement systems (e.g. SAP, Coupa), including coordinating third-party service vendors
- Working knowledge of ESD control and lab safety standards (OSHA/EHS)
- Strong communication skills. You keep engineers clearly informed on equipment status, rework progress, and schedule conflicts, and you can manage many concurrent requests without dropping any
More about this role
MatX's mission is to make the world’s best AI models run as efficiently as allowed by physics, bringing the world years ahead in AI quality and availability.
We are seeking a hands-on Lab Manager to oversee daily operations and organization for our hardware lab. This is an active role focused on maintaining equipment, board rework, bench organization, inventory, and remote support. The ideal candidate handles technical troubleshooting, logistics, and facilities management. You take pride in a clean and organized lab. You'll own the lab that our board, system, and validation engineers rely on every day, and keep it productive when they're testing remotely or from another timezone.
Do precision rework on prototype and validation boards: fine-pitch SMT
Carry out engineering change orders on prototype PCBs (component swaps, trace cuts, jumpers, test points), and run board-level failure analysis on solder joints, traces, pads, and ESD damage under stereo and digital microscopes.
Support new board bring-up alongside the engineers: first power-on, rail and current checks, probing, and isolating shorts or damaged parts so a bad board gets diagnosed quickly instead of blocking a test...
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