Facility Manager

EnduroSat•Los Angeles, CA

35d•$130,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are EnduroSat, a fast-growing space scale-up specializing in advanced software-flexible satellites. We are converting a 100,000 sq ft warehouse into a satellite production facility, including full testing, assembly, and cleanroom buildout for ITAR payload integration. As a Facility Manager, you will be the on-site person managing this conversion from design through occupancy and certification. This is a hands-on individual contributor role designed to grow into broader facilities ownership and potentially team leadership as the company scales.

Requirements

5–9 years in facilities, construction management, or an owner's-representative capacity, having personally run point on at least one industrial or technical facility build or major retrofit.
Background in aerospace/defense, semiconductor, data center, biotech/pharma GMP, or medical device manufacturing environments; experience at an owner's-rep or design-build firm serving these industries is also a strong fit.
Startup or fast-scaling company experience strongly preferred.
U.S. Person status required.
Comfortable being hands-on: reading MEP drawings, walking the site daily, managing contractors and vendors directly.
Critical thinking and problem-solving mindset.
A quick learner, proactive, self-starter.
Excellent communication skills.
A team player with a positive attitude.
Able to operate independently while keeping leadership informed with the right level of detail, at the right time.

Nice To Haves

Experience at an owner's-rep or design-build firm serving aerospace/defense, semiconductor, data center, biotech/pharma GMP, or medical device manufacturing industries.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary day-to-day manager of the general contractor and specialist subcontractors on site, tracking schedule, quality, and progress, and resolving field issues directly.
Manage external partners responsible for power/electrical planning and layout/process engineering advisory against the agreed cost and scope.
Bring technical fluency in power sequencing, equipment placement, and facility systems to spot gaps, risks, or conflicts with production needs in a partner's plan.
Oversee execution of the permitting process against the agreed plan, tracking milestones, unblocking issues, and ensuring the plan holds.
Coordinate construction sequencing against the production ramp, working closely with the Head of AIT so infrastructure is ready ahead of equipment install.
Serve as leadership's early-warning system: surfacing risks, delays, and cost implications with enough lead time for good decisions.
Take on broader facilities ownership as the site matures, including maintenance, EHS, and capacity planning for future expansion.
Build and lead a small team over time as the role expands.