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Senior Lab Administrator

Nexthop AI · Santa Clara, California · On-site

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About Nexthop AI

Backed by a16z, Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed.

About the role

This is a hands-on individual contributor role for someone who can independently own lab operations across assigned spaces, programs, or projects; coordinate complex hardware deployments; maintain accurate infrastructure records; and improve the standards and processes used by the broader lab team. Lab coverage could span multiple on prem labs as well as colocation space. You will get to work on bleeding edge, innovative technologies!

What they're looking for

  • Own day-to-day operations and operational readiness for assigned onsite and offsite lab or data center spaces
  • Coordinate hardware deployments, lab changes, equipment moves, and bring-up activities with engineering and operations stakeholders
  • Manage the physical infrastructure lifecycle for assigned lab areas, including equipment, cabling, power, connectivity, and environmental readiness
  • Maintain inventory, rack elevations and operational procedures
  • Identify operational risks and readiness gaps, drive issues to closure, and contribute to planning for upcoming engineering programs
  • Help establish and improve standards for lab safety, organization, access, cabling, inventory control, documentation, and change management
More about this role

Senior Lab Administrator

Company Description

Nexthop AI is a team of industry-leading professionals with deep hardware and software expertise spanning silicon, systems, network operations, and cloud development. We are dedicated to building innovative, cutting-edge solutions for large-scale AI deployments. Our team culture thrives on collaboration, creativity, and fun while delivering foundational technologies for next-generation AI infrastructure.

Role Overview

Nexthop AI is seeking a Senior Lab Administrator to help operate and scale the physical lab and data center environments that support multiple engineering teams.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role for someone who can independently own lab operations across assigned spaces, programs, or projects; coordinate complex hardware deployments; maintain accurate infrastructure records; and improve the standards and processes used by the broader lab team. Lab coverage could span multiple on prem labs as well as colocation space. You will get to work on bleeding edge, innovative technologies!

Job Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day operations and operational readiness for assigned onsite and offsite lab or data center...

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