R&D Lab Operations Manager

NVIDIA is seeking an R&D Lab Operations Manager to lead the lifecycle of hardware in an advanced engineering lab supporting enterprise server platforms, prototype systems, benchtop fixtures, development boards, test equipment, and related infrastructure.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing lab hardware inventory, receiving, labeling, racking, configuring, deploying, maintaining, and decommissioning hardware for engineering teams. They will also troubleshoot hardware, firmware, system bring-up, part swaps, repair coordination, and RMA workflows for benchtop and in-rack systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing lab hardware inventory, including enterprise servers, prototype platforms, chips, fixtures, cables, peripherals, spare parts, and test equipment.
• Receiving, labeling, racking, configuring, deploying, maintaining, and decommissioning hardware for engineering teams.
• Troubleshooting hardware, firmware, system bring-up, part swaps, repair coordination, and RMA workflows for benchtop and in-rack systems.
• Tracking hardware ownership, location, configuration, status, usage, lifecycle stage, and retirement readiness.
• Improving lab processes for check-in/check-out, deployment requests, repairs, safety, asset hygiene, and equipment readiness.
• Using AI tooling to automate and optimize daily operations rapidly and systematically.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in an engineering lab, data center, hardware validation lab, manufacturing lab, infrastructure lab, or similar technical environment.
• Hands-on familiarity with enterprise server hardware, PC components, networking gear, power equipment, lab fixtures, and prototype hardware.
• Experience assembling, configuring, troubleshooting, repairing, and deploying hardware systems.
• Strong organization skills for inventory, asset tracking, ticketing, documentation, and hardware lifecycle management.
• Understanding of ESD practices, lab safety, and safe handling of critical or pre-production hardware.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to communicate clearly with engineers, program managers, vendors, operations teams, and cross-functional partners.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Linux systems, BIOS or firmware updates, BMC/IPMI, networking, server bring-up, or hardware debug.
• Familiarity with RMA workflows, or lab automation.
• Experience supporting R&D teams working with silicon, boards, platforms, or pre-production systems.
• Scripting/Agentic experience for inventory, reporting, dashboards, or lab operations.