Facilities Manager

Seasats • San Diego, CA

19d • $90,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Seasats is seeking a hands-on Facilities Manager to own day-to-day management of our San Diego manufacturing facilities. This role will be responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and scaling the facility to support growing production volumes, engineering development, and operational needs. The Facilities Manager will serve as the internal owner of the physical site, ensuring that infrastructure, safety, and shared resources enable efficient and reliable manufacturing of autonomous surface vessels. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in an operational environment, enjoys improving systems over time and takes pride in managing a clean, safe, and high-performing facility.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in facilities management, site operations, or industrial operations
• Experience supporting manufacturing, warehouse, or R&D environments
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Comfort working hands-on in a dynamic production environment
• Ability to coordinate contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders
• To effectively perform the essential, hands-on functions of the role, you must have the ability to: Bend, kneel, reach, and stand for extended periods; safely operate hand and power tools; lift and move materials and equipment; and occasionally climb ladders as required for assembly or installation tasks

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating a newly commissioned or recently expanded facility
• Familiarity with manufacturing utilities and equipment infrastructure
• Knowledge of OSHA, fire codes, and hazardous materials compliance
• Background in robotics, marine, aerospace, or defense-adjacent industries
• Forklift certification

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day readiness of the physical operating environment across production, test, storage, shipping, and office spaces so teams can work without disruption
• Serve as the first responder and owner for facility issues including power, networking, HVAC, plumbing, access systems, outages, and shop infrastructure, coordinating fixes quickly to protect schedules and productivity
• Manage facility-related vendors and contractors end-to-end, including scoping work, scheduling, onsite supervision, and confirming work is completed safely and correctly
• Design, build or coordinate the build of basic physical infrastructure (e.g., shelving, racks, workstations, storage, cable runs), either hands-on or through vendors, based on production and office needs
• Support production and office layout changes, including enabling new build/test areas, adjusting workspaces, relocating equipment, and preparing space as headcount and build rates scale
• Maintain organized storage areas for materials, tooling and completed vehicles
• Ensure compliant storage and handling of chemicals, batteries, and hazardous materials
• Manage physical access controls and visitor procedures in coordination with security leadership, including doors, locks, alarms, badge systems, CAC-enabled access where applicable, and escort requirements
• Maintain facility access and visitor records aligned with facility clearance (FCL) requirements and internal security procedures, escalating risks or gaps early
• Act as the bridge between facilities, production, office operations, and security, proactively identifying physical or access-related issues that could impact throughput, safety, compliance, or employee productivity
• Support facility transitions and expansion, including contractor check-ins, progress monitoring, infrastructure readiness, and preparation for new or expanded spaces

Benefits

• Stock options
• 401k matching
• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• A pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees