Engineering Lab Manager

About the role

Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That’s why we’ve set out on a mission to build the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We’re bringing that mission to life with HMND‑01 - our rapidly developed humanoid platform being deployed in real industrial environments - and we’re growing the team to take it even further. ABOUT THE ROLE As our Engineering Lab Manager, you'll be the backbone of our hardware lab — keeping it organized, stocked, and running smoothly so our engineers can focus on building. This is a hands-on, highly visible role in a small, fast-moving office of around 30 engineers working on cutting-edge humanoid robotics. This is a great opportunity for someone with a hands-on technical background who wants to grow inside a robotics company at an early and exciting stage.   WHAT YOU’LL DO - Own lab organization — maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized lab environment. Keep workbenches, storage, and shared spaces in order so the team can work efficiently. - Engineering inventory management — track and restock components, consumables, tools, and lab equipment. Own the procurement process for day-to-day lab needs, working with vendors and internal stakeholders to keep things moving. Kit parts for engineering builds and repairs. - Support hardware and equipment — assist engineers with equipment setup, basic maintenance, and calibration of lab tools including oscilloscopes, power supplies, soldering stations, and test fixtures. Flag equipment issues and coordinate repairs or replacements. - Facilitate general lab operations — coordinate deliveries, manage lab access, support onboarding of new team members to lab tools and processes, and help enforce lab safety policies. - Support the team day-to-day — pitch in where needed across a small, busy engineering team. This might mean helping set up a demo, organizing a shipment, or sourcing a hard-to-find component quickly. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - Hands-on experience in an electronics, engineering, or hardware lab environment — through work or school. - Demonstrated experience managing physical inventory: receiving, tracking, reorder thresholds, vendor coordination in a lab, warehouse, makerspace, or production environment. - Familiarity with component and inventory management tools or systems - Comfort handling and organizing electronic components, PCBAs, cables, and lab equipment - Expertise with ESD handling protocols for sensitive electronic components and assemblies. - Strong attention to detail and a natural tendency to keep shared spaces organized and functional - Strong communication skills and comfort working closely with technical teams - Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-moving environment - This role requires the ability to lift and carry equipment and materials weighing up to 40 lbs as part of regular lab duties NICE TO HAVE - Experience with basic soldering, rework, or electronics assembly - Exposure to robotics, electromechanical systems, or a hardware startup environment - Comfort using tools like Notion, Jira, or similar for tracking and documentation. - Experience with PLM tools, such as TeamCenter or Arena. For this role in Massachusetts, the expected base salary range is $65-85K USD per year; your placement in that range depends on how your experience maps to our internal leveling.