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Celero Communications · 1 day ago

Engineering Lab Manager

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Celero Communications is a fast-growing AI hardware startup building next-generation AI chips. They are seeking a hands-on Engineering Lab Manager to build, run, and scale their engineering lab, enabling rapid silicon bring-up, validation, and system-level testing.

Semiconductors

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Mita Crawford

Responsibilities

Design lab layouts, benches, rack infrastructure, power, cooling, and networking

Establish lab safety, ESD controls, access policies, and operating procedures—then keep them lightweight and practical

Manage inventory of consumables such as cables and connectors

Actively support first-silicon bring-up, board debug, and system integration

Help engineers debug power, clocks, resets, high-speed interfaces, and thermal issues

Rapidly adapt lab setups as designs evolve—no two weeks are the same

Assist RF and signal integrity measurements

Provide limited rework of board

Select, procure, and maintain lab equipment (scopes, analyzers, power supplies, thermal tools, servers)

Work directly with vendors to get what the team needs—fast and cost-effective

Track assets and keep the lab operational with minimal downtime

Prioritize lab usage across multiple teams and tape-out milestones

Remove bottlenecks so engineers can focus on building and debugging silicon

Create simple processes that scale with the company without slowing it down

Hire and mentor lab technicians or junior engineers as the team grows

Evolve the lab to support multiple silicon revisions, platforms, and customers

Contribute ideas beyond the lab—startup life values initiative

Qualification

Silicon bring-upBoard-level debugLab instrumentationSoldering skillsHardware lab experienceMechanical designThermal managementAutomating lab workflowsMentoring skills

Required

Associate degree (Bachelor's degree preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience

7+ years in hardware labs supporting SoC, semiconductor, or advanced system development

Strong hands-on experience with silicon bring-up, board-level debug, and lab instrumentation

Need to have good soldering skills and board rework experience

Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Builder mentality—you enjoy creating a structure where none exists

Preferred

Experience with a semiconductor or AI hardware startup

Mechanical design experience, especially with PCB jigs

Familiarity with thermal management of silicon testing

Experience automating lab workflows or test setups

Prior experience scaling a lab through multiple tape-outs

Company

Celero Communications

Celero Communications develops advanced coherent DSP solutions that enable high-bandwidth, low-power optical connectivity for AI infrastructure.

Founded in 2024

Irvine, CA, US

51-200 employees

https://celero.inc

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