About this role
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled, hands-on R&D Lab & Shop Manager to lead daily operations across our prototyping lab, machine shop, and assembly areas. In this role, you will bridge the gap between design engineering and physical hardware execution, managing machine shop equipment, maintaining additive manufacturing systems, executing precision mechanical assemblies, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams on Design for Manufacturability/Assembly (DFM/DFA).
Responsibilities
- Lab & Shop Operations: Oversee daily lab safety, 5S organization, tool tracking, and OSHA compliance; maintain equipment calibration logs and maintenance records for ISO 13485/FDA quality standards.
- Machining & Metal Fabrication: Operate vertical mills, saws, hand tools and other metal working equipment
- Precision Mechanical Assembly: Build complex electro-mechanical assemblies, sub-systems, and robotic end-effectors according to technical engineering drawings, schematics, & BOMs
- Engineering Collaboration & DFM: Partner directly with design engineers to debug fit/tolerance issues, provide DFM/DFA feedback on early prototypes
- Logistics & Receiving: Open and organize incoming shipments, organize inventory
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in a machine shop, R&D lab, or rapid prototyping environment within the robotics or medical device industry.
- Working experience in GD&T, technical schematics, exploded diagrams, and precision measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, height gauges, dial indicators).
Additional preferred qualifications:
- Hands-on expertise in operating, maintaining, and post-processing FDM and SLA/resin printing platforms.
Nice to Haves
- Forklift Certification a plus
Physical & Working Conditions
- Lift 50 lbs
Total Rewards & Life at Multiply Labs
- Competitive Compensation: Salary range of $45 - $50/hr plus meaningful early-stage equity. We want our team to have a real stake in the future we’re building.
- Premium Health: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with subsidies for child dependents.
- Wealth Building: 401(k) with a 4% company match to help you plan for the long term.
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit. Pay for eligible transit and parking with pre-tax dollars to save on commuting costs.
- Parental Support: Robust Paid Parental Leave to support your family’s newest additions.
- True Flexibility: We offer Flexible PTO and 12 Paid Holidays , trusting you to manage your time and recharge when you need it.
- No Set Hours: Set your own schedule in alignment with your manager and team. We hold a high bar, measuring success by impact and outcomes – not hours logged.
- Office Perks: A vibrant SF office culture featuring catered team lunches , stocked kitchen, and frequent team events.
- H-1B and Green Card sponsorship available for exceptional talent.
- Referral bonuses for helping us build a world-class team.
- Great people, meaningful work , and a team that genuinely believes in what we're building .
Come build the world’s best robots—and help make life-saving therapies accessible to all.