Title:  Lab Manager

Job Title: Lab Manager

Job ID: 26693

Job Location: Carlsbad, CA

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced, highly organized and detail oriented Lab Manager to oversee the daily operations of our test labs that support Tactical Data Link (TDL) contracts. The Lab Manager will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all safety and regulatory standards, maintaining equipment, managing supplies, and supporting engineering activities. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders to provide an efficient and functional work environment

Essential Functions:

The Senior Specialist, Engineering Services (Lab Manager) duties include but are not limited to:

Maintenance and Sustainability:

• Oversee maintenance, supply, and repair of equipment and Special Test Equipment (STE). Coordinating and supporting facility requests including environmental, electrical, planning needs, and cleaning.
• Follow all safety guidelines and ensure safe working conditions are maintained for all employees (e.g. monitoring HAZMAT, noise, RF emissions, cleanliness, etc)
• Collaborate with Facility Manager managing lab layout, moves, furniture needs, and HVAC issues to maintain a comfortable lab environment.
• Maintain constant communication with lab stakeholders to ensure an efficient and functional work environment.

Equipment Management:

• Manage test equipment, COMSEC (CCI and SECRET), and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) (Unclassified, CCI, and SECRET).
• Locate equipment for engineers as needed for tests and assist engineering with equipment setup and support, including acquiring benches, computers, and ensure network functionality at each bench.
• Collaborate with the Calibration team to ensure equipment is within calibration dates and turned in for recalibration prior to expiration dates, then returned to the users after calibration and configured properly.

Security & Custodianship:

• Act as COMSEC Custodian for items located in respective labs, this includes serving as the SKL Custodian, and ensuring compliance with CompuSec, COMSEC, and ISSM requirements.
• Serve as Safe Custodian overseeing lab, network, and safe(s) access approvals and removals.

Compliance Monitoring and Material Management:

• Monitor and maintain the Monthly Compliance Checklist.  This includes setting up, maintaining, and monitoring Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Control and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Control, ensuring area compliance and housekeeping standards are met, addressing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) hazards and concerns, and ensuring work performed meets L3Harris standards.
• Knowledge and experience with preparing, supporting, and participating in internal QA and external AS9100D audits and quality control requirements through proper documentation and inventory traceability.

• Manage material control, including supply and monitoring. This shall include managing procurement processes, the monitoring and supply of perishable materials, proper disposal of outdated materials, control of material shelf lifes and HAZMAT materials, along with the oversight of manufacturing and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) labeling, traceability, education, and storage.

• Oversee the cleanliness and organization of the labs, ensuring tools and personal items are stored properly, and the lab work areas and benches are maintained to L3Harris standards.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Knowledge of compliance and safety standards.
• Proficient with computer-based programs and lab/inventory management software and tools (preferred: Sente, SAP, Ariba) used to generate, track, and document work authorization documents, along with knowledge of the MicroSoft SW tools suite.
• Must have an active Secret security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with operations, test, maintenance of communications electronics, and familiar with standard electronic test and measurement equipment operations.
• Although this position does not require management of direct reports, it does require the candidate to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, strong organizational and leadership skills, and experience interfacing with technical teams, testing, and repair facilities.
• Experience with supporting government and/or DoD customers.
• Having a strong sense of responsibility, ownership, accountability, and follow-through, along with a willingness to be a team player, pro-active, and customer oriented with a sense of urgency to accomplish a given task or goal.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, along with the ability to read and understand all applicable work instructions and procedures and perform computer related tasks without assistance.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $75,000.00-$139,000.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.