Title: Audio Research Lab Manager
Duration: Long Term Contract 12 months+ can extend
Location: Redmond, WA - Onsite (labs across Redmond and Seattle)
Benefits: Employee benefits at 100% including Medical, PTO, Holiday Pay, 401K Plan and much more!
Role:- Manage All Aspects of Research Lab Spaces: Ability to serve as the on-site point of contact for a large portfolio of specialized research labs (50+ labs across multiple buildings)
- On-Site Presence: Ability to work onsite across multiple buildings in Redmond and Seattle, monitoring lab conditions, managing badge access, and registering and managing compliance for 100+ lab network machines
- Two-Person Lab Management Team: Ability to partner closely on physical tasks such as heavy lifting and coordinated installations, and to work independently on multiple priorities across buildings
- Organizationally Embedded: Strong communication and stakeholder skills to represent lab users, collaborate with leadership, liaise with other organizations, and train new team members
- Escorting & Scheduling: Ability to schedule and escort visitors, including EHS representatives, through active labs without interrupting research and data collection
- Database Administration: Experience administering a cloud-based asset management database and lab checkout system, including building automations and configuring a Zebra barcode printer
- On-Site Shop & Materials Storage: Hands-on skills with power tools, ladders, and soldering for equipment diagnostics, repair, and custom cabling
- Audio Equipment Intake, Tracking, & Storage: Experience ordering, receiving, unpacking, and tracking equipment, managing vendor BPOs, and installing storage solutions with hand tools
- System Design, Installation, & Maintenance: Experience designing and installing audio and video systems, assembling acoustic measurement rigs (Audio Precision, Brüel & Kjær/HBK, NTI), and installing OptiTrack motion capture systems
- Future-Focused & Path Paving: Ability to represent lab requirements in new building design and construction, and to manage lab decommissioning and relocations
- Safety & Process: Knowledge of lab safety and EHS practices, and ability to complete company Qualified Electrical Worker training
- Facilities Communication: Ability to coordinate with facilities, security, and their contractors to keep labs safe and habitable
- "High Touch" Lab Facilities: Ability to maintain specialized labs in-house, including laser-based speaker alignment, speaker validation, and
Qualifications:- 5+ years of experience in lab management, lab operations, or technical facilities support in a research, hardware, or consumer electronics environment
- Hands-on experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting audio and AV systems, including cabling, signal flow, and hardware mounting
- Experience with acoustic and audio test equipment such as Audio Precision, Brüel & Kjær/HBK, or NTI
- Experience managing equipment inventory and asset tracking using a database or asset management system, including barcode labeling
- Soldering skills for cable fabrication and equipment repair
- Proficiency with hand and power tools, and comfort working on ladders
- Working knowledge of lab safety practices and EHS requirements
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple teams and buildings
- Ability to work onsite full time in Redmond, WA, with regular travel between buildings in Redmond and Seattle
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience supporting audio, acoustics, or AR/VR research labs, or consumer electronics product development
- Experience with motion capture systems such as OptiTrack (Motive) or Vicon
- Experience with specialized acoustic spaces such as anechoic chambers, speaker arrays, or variable acoustics rooms
- Experience supporting user studies or research with study participants
- Experience building automations or workflows in a cloud-based database or asset management tool
- Familiarity with lab networking, including device registration, network switches, and PoE
- Experience with procurement, vendor management, or blanket purchase orders (BPOs)
- Experience supporting lab construction, build-outs, or relocations
- Electrical safety training such as NFPA 70E or Qualified Electrical Worker
- Audio industry certification such as AVIXA CTS
- Ability to lift and move heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs) and perform physical installation work
Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Range is $60hr to $75 USD per hour.
