Lab Buildout and Operations Manager, Integration & Test, Amazon Leo

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end lab buildout execution for RF and system-integration environments across Austin, San Diego, and Seattle.
• Coordinate deployment of racks, benches, chambers, RF infrastructure, test equipment, control stations, cabling, power, grounding, cooling, and secure lab network access.
• Drive readiness for RF test areas, integrated system test beds, hardware-in-the-loop environments, and production-representative lab setups.
• Partner with Facilities, Networking, Security, Hardware, RF, Software, and Test teams to ensure lab spaces are usable, safe, scalable, and operationally reliable.
• Maintain lab bring-up schedules, punch lists, dependency trackers, and operational readiness checklists.
• Support RF lab environments including chambers, antennas, attenuators, channel emulators, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, RF cabling, timing sources, and related instrumentation.
• Support lab network design and operations, including VLANs, routing, switching, firewall access, remote access, control-plane connectivity, and test-device isolation.
• Ensure lab infrastructure can support integration, regression, throughput, latency, mobility, handover, timing, and multi-device validation.
• Drive uptime and reliability improvements for lab systems, including monitoring, alerting, access control, inventory tracking, and failure-response processes.
• Standardize lab configurations, diagrams, runbooks, rack elevations, port maps, cable labels, and operational procedures across sites.
• Own procurement tracking for lab equipment, RF components, network gear, racks, cables, tools, fixtures, chambers, and facility-dependent infrastructure.
• Translate technical needs into BOMs, purchase requests, vendor quotes, lead-time tracking, and delivery schedules.
• Manage vendor coordination for chamber deployment, electrical work, cooling, RF infrastructure, installation labor, and equipment calibration.
• Track CapEx/Opex needs, delivery risks, dependencies, and site constraints; escalate issues early with clear options and impact.
• Maintain asset inventory and lifecycle tracking for lab hardware, instruments, network devices, and shared test infrastructure.
• Travel regularly to Austin, San Diego, and Seattle to support lab buildouts, readiness reviews, vendor work, infrastructure deployment, and operational handoffs. 20-30% travel.
• Act as the on-site execution lead during critical lab moves, new building bring-up, chamber installations, RF infrastructure deployment, and major test-bed readiness efforts.
• Build repeatable lab standards so each site can be deployed and operated consistently while still supporting local engineering needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in lab operations, hardware development management, systems development, RF test, network operations, or infrastructure deployment.
• Experience building, operating, or maintaining engineering labs, RF labs, network labs, telecom labs, or hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Working knowledge of RF test environments, including chambers, antennas, RF cabling, attenuators, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, or channel emulators.
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including switching, routing, VLANs, IP addressing, firewall rules, remote access, and lab network segmentation.
• Experience managing procurement, BOMs, vendors, delivery schedules, asset tracking, and equipment lifecycle.
• Ability to create and maintain lab documentation, rack diagrams, port maps, build plans, readiness checklists, and operational runbooks.
• Ability to travel regularly between Austin, San Diego, and Seattle.