Lab Operations Manager

Intel Corporation•Chandler, AZ

2d•$137,610 - $227,270•Onsite

About The Position

At Intel, you'll have the opportunity to lead critical operations that enable engineering innovation and technology development at scale. As a Lab Operations Manager, you'll influence strategic decisions, drive operational excellence, and partner with talented teams across engineering and business functions. This role offers the opportunity to lead meaningful change, develop high-performing labs, and make a measurable impact on the technologies and solutions that shape the future. If you're energized by solving complex challenges, building strong partnerships, and creating environments where teams can thrive, we encourage you to apply. As a Lab Operations Manager, you will lead a team responsible for delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient lab operations that support engineering development and validation activities. You will collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, IT, and business partners to ensure lab environments, equipment, and services meet business needs while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, Operations Management, or related field, or 5+ years of equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience managing laboratory, engineering, data center, or technical operations.
5+ years of experience with lab infrastructure, hardware systems, networking, asset management, and IT support.
5+ years of experience with safety, quality, compliance, audits, equipment calibration, and process improvement.
At least 1 year experience with any 3 or more of the following: DCG PSE/SSL standardized tools including ServiceNow, SAP, iConsole, LaMP, AGS, HSD-ES, ISM, or SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing operational strategies and roadmaps.
Experience ramping a new team from scratch to support Lab operations.
AI adoption including experience with CoPilot, Gemini, and GitHub.

Responsibilities

Ramp a new Data Center Group (DCG) PSE/SSL Lab Operations team for Chandler DCG Labs to be a high-performing team of technical and operational professionals.
Oversee the standardizing of DCG lab operations at the site to standardized processes and tools, including infrastructure, equipment, asset management, logistics, networking, and support services.
Drive operational excellence through process improvement, automation, and standardization.
Partner with engineering teams to support development, integration, testing, and validation activities.
Manage lab assets and resources to ensure availability, efficiency, and compliance.
Establish operational priorities, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate across organizations to address challenges, remove barriers, and deliver business results.
Support strategic planning, capacity management, budgeting, and future lab growth.
Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, security, and quality standards.
Influence operational roadmaps and investments that support long-term organizational objectives.