Senior Lab Manager

Credo•San Jose, CA

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About The Position

The Semiconductor Sr. Lab Manager leads day-to-day operations of semiconductor R&D and Applications laboratories, ensuring safety, quality, equipment uptime, and internal purchasing support of the Applications and R&D personnel teams. This role owns lab readiness, spanning equipment lifecycle management, EHS compliance, material flow, and partners cross-functionally with R&D, Applications Engineering, Facilities, Supply Chain, and Quality to deliver predictable, high-yield lab outcomes. As Credo continues to grow, you will build scalable processes, implement controls to meet ISO 9001 compliance, and develop a high-performing lab team that provides hardware and equipment resources that support rapid application experimentation, device characterization, and regression testing in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; or equivalent hands-on experience.
7+ years in semiconductor, microelectronics lab/operations environments.
3+ years in a leadership/people manager role.
Demonstrated success implementing PM programs.
Proven EHS record.
Excellent communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
Proficiency with SOPs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with implementation of Management Execution System/ Laboratory Information Management Systems.
Prior experience setting up new labs in a growing dynamic environment.
Vendor management and contract negotiation experience.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day operations of semiconductor R&D and Applications laboratories.
Ensure safety, quality, and equipment uptime.
Provide internal purchasing support for Applications and R&D personnel teams.
Own lab readiness, including equipment lifecycle management, EHS compliance, and material flow.
Partner cross-functionally with R&D, Applications Engineering, Facilities, Supply Chain, and Quality.
Deliver predictable, high-yield lab outcomes.
Build scalable processes.
Implement controls to meet ISO 9001 compliance.
Develop a high-performing lab team.
Provide hardware and equipment resources that support rapid application experimentation, device characterization, and regression testing in a dynamic environment.