Engineering Lab Manager

Humanoid • Cambridge, MA

5d • $65,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Humanoid is building commercially scalable and safe humanoid robots, including its HMND-01 platform for industrial environments. The Engineering Lab Manager supports the hardware lab in a small, fast-moving office of around 30 engineers. The role keeps the lab organized, stocked, safe, and operational so engineers can focus on building, and offers an opportunity for someone with a hands-on technical background to grow within an early-stage robotics company.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in an electronics, engineering, or hardware lab environment through work or school.
• Demonstrated experience managing physical inventory, including receiving, tracking, setting reorder thresholds, and coordinating with vendors in a lab, warehouse, makerspace, or production environment.
• Familiarity with component and inventory management tools or systems.
• Comfort handling and organizing electronic components, PCBAs, cables, and lab equipment.
• Expertise with ESD handling protocols for sensitive electronic components and assemblies.
• Strong attention to detail and an inclination to keep shared spaces organized and functional.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working closely with technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to lift and carry equipment and materials weighing up to 40 lbs as part of regular lab duties.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with basic soldering, rework, or electronics assembly.
• Exposure to robotics, electromechanical systems, or a hardware startup environment.
• Comfort using Notion, Jira, or similar tools for tracking and documentation.
• Experience with PLM tools such as TeamCenter or Arena.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized lab, including workbenches, storage, and shared spaces.
• Track and restock components, consumables, tools, and lab equipment; manage procurement for day-to-day lab needs in coordination with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare kits of parts for engineering builds and repairs.
• Assist engineers with equipment setup, basic maintenance, and calibration of lab tools, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, soldering stations, and test fixtures.
• Identify equipment issues and coordinate repairs or replacements.
• Coordinate deliveries, manage lab access, and support onboarding to lab tools and processes.
• Help enforce lab safety policies.
• Provide day-to-day support to the engineering team, including setting up demos, organizing shipments, and sourcing components.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed