Lab Manager - Hardware Engineering

Own and Run multiple labs across varied product classes — silicon bring-up, validation, and engineering experiments. Lead rework, reflow, and logistics technicians (including outsourced workers); develop them to self-manage opex procurement, planning, and day-to-day execution.

Plan ahead of the roadmap. Forecast long-term lab needs — space, power, cooling, thermal, reflow capability, equipment — and own the capital and expense plan that supports it. Drive growth, reconfiguration, and ramp-down as programs evolve.

Engage Bring-up early. Partner with Bring-up managers to scope incoming silicon programs — requirements, procurement, budget, staffing — so infrastructure and personnel land ahead of priority milestones, on cost.

Hold the safety and security bar. Drive lab EHS compliance and security control. Be the recognized safety champion and physical IP asset expert — set guidelines, run reviews, operate with audit-ready discipline.

Run equipment cradle-to-grave. Own capital and expense planning, purchasing, warranty, calibration, and inventory — shipment, import, EC components, bonding — with a clear, auditable process across all labs.

Standardize across sites. Coordinate with global lab managers to learn and propagate best practices and standardize lab operations where it adds leverage.

Role may involve travel across our Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune Design Centers

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience), with overall 8+ years of experience in silicon/HW lab setup, management, and maintenance.

At least 3+ years managing a technical lab environment and leading teams across sites, with a track record of owning a multi-lab section — including capital and expense equipment planning, vendor and outsourced-worker management, and inventory/logistics tracking.

Hands-on experience operating lab equipment (oscilloscope, DAQ, and other common equipment) and consumer hardware assembly/teardown, solder/rework — with familiarity in HW bring-ups, computer systems, and debugging.

Experience working with multi-functional teams — SW, validation, ASIC, and other hardware/software functions — with excellent communication abilities across sites.

Experience with CPU/SOC chip bring-up and validation process.

Multi-site or global lab coordination experience — shared standards, vendor frameworks, or capacity planning across regions.

Comfortable using AI productivity tools (Claude, Copilot, or equivalent) to compress reporting, analysis, and operational workflows — with judgment about where AI helps and where it doesn’t.

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