# Engineering Lab Manager at Specter

- Company: Specter
- What the company does: Search 55M companies, 550M people and every funding or M&A event in real time—surface hidden startups, size markets and act first. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://tryspecter.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/specter/0717e29a-be64-4111-8165-107eec63fbcc
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/specter-engineering-lab-manager/

## About the role

Field test installs: Install and weatherproof development units at test sites, including our roof. Route and protect cabling so it survives months of rain, heat, and wind. Prototype fabrication: Take a bare set of electronics and turn it into something we can field: build or machine the enclosure, brackets, and mounts, and make it weatherproof and serviceable outdoors.

## What they're looking for

- Creative problem-solving : Given a loose set of requirements and a deadline, your instinct is to start figuring out how, not to ask for a spec sheet. You improvise with what’s on hand and know which corners are safe to cut and which aren’t
- Organized and systematic : You set up the space, tools, and processes so work is repeatable and problems don’t recur. You can turn a messy, ad-hoc lab into something that runs predictably
- Computers and Linux : You can build a machine from parts, set it up, and operate it comfortably. Linux and SSH are second nature, and basic troubleshooting doesn’t slow you down
- Mechanical prototyping : You can fabricate and build physical things: machining, welding, fixturing, 3D printing, casting. You’re at home in a workshop turning an idea into an object
- Electronics prototyping : Breadboarding, basic programming, setting up PSUs, loads, and solar panels, and crimping or modifying wiring harnesses
- Handyman and assembly skills : Mounting, drilling, fastening, cable routing, and weatherproofing, all done properly. Comfortable and safe working at height and outdoors

Tags: Engineering