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Job Description
Job Id:
625
# of Openings:
0
Location: San Jose, CA (Headquarters) | On-site
Position Overview
Reporting to the Senior Lab Manager, the Lab Manager keeps Ayar's laboratories and cleanrooms running safely, efficiently, and ready for the operations and engineering teams that depend on them.
Required Qualifications
Lab Manager, Photonics and Semiconductors
Location: San Jose, CA (Headquarters) | On-site
Position Overview
Reporting to the Senior Lab Manager, the Lab Manager keeps Ayar's laboratories and cleanrooms running safely, efficiently, and ready for the operations and engineering teams that depend on them.
This is a hands-on role focused on the day-to-day operation of the labs — equipment, supplies, safety, and maintenance — while supporting the Senior Lab Manager on resource planning and lab expansion. You will be the primary point of contact for lab operations across our facilities and will partner closely with engineering, operations, IT, and outside vendors to make sure every lab requirement is met and aligned with company goals.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Run the Labs Day to Day: Own the daily operation, health, and care of Ayar Labs' laboratory and cleanroom facilities, serving as a primary point of contact for lab operations across office locations.
- Keep Equipment Ready: Coordinate routine preventative maintenance, service, annual calibrations, and certifications for all laboratory and related facility equipment (CDA system, vacuum system, pumps, and more), and manage the acquisition, installation, and qualification of new lab equipment.
- Manage Supply & Inventory: Run laboratory supply procurement end to end — forecasting, quotations, purchase orders, invoicing, and logistics — and receive, log, and store all incoming supplies and reagents, including bulk compressed gases, chemicals, and consumables.
- Champion Safety & Compliance: Help facilitate safety committee meetings and ensure compliance with all applicable safety rules and regulations, including the proper handling, secure storage, and timely disposal of chemical and biohazard waste.
- Build Better Processes: Develop and implement policies, standard operating procedures, training, and standards for lab operations, and maintain the supporting business systems (inventory, asset management, documentation).
- Support Planning & Growth: Partner with the Senior Lab Manager, finance, and engineering on lab resource planning, fixed-asset forecasting, and the scoping, design, and deployment of new lab equipment and stations.
- Coordinate Vendors & Facilities: Manage laboratory facilities support work — contractor and vendor services, equipment maintenance, and document retention — liaising with IT and facilities contractors.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and laboratory management.
- Previous industry work experience in a cleanroom and semiconductor laboratory environment.
- Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical systems (electrical, CDA, vacuum, pumps, etc.), with the ability to install and maintain lab equipment.
- A strong commitment to laboratory safety and adherence to compliance and regulatory standards for hazardous materials and waste.
- Proven ability to manage lab business processes — inventory, asset management, supply procurement, and documentation.
- Associate's in a technical or science field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively to keep the labs aligned with company goals.
Annual salary range: $120,000 - $135,000
NOTE TO RECRUITERS:
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.
Ayar Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, sex, national origin, race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of Ayar Labs to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. Veterans are more than welcome and encouraged to apply.
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.
Ayar Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, sex, national origin, race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of Ayar Labs to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. Veterans are more than welcome and encouraged to apply.
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