Lab Manager

** Lab Manager*
* ** Seattle Washington*
* ** 3+ months contract to hire*
* ** Pay range: $45 - $49/hr on W2*
* Our Fortune 500 client (One of the world's largest Consulting companies) in  
** Seattle Washington is
** looking for hardworking, motivated talent to join their innovative team.

Are you a  
** Lab Manager
** with a passion for collaborating with multiple teams and an interest in working onsite? Don't wait... apply today!

** Role Description*
* ** Role Summary*
* We are seeking a Lab Manager to own and scale the operation of multiple infrastructure lab environments supporting retail technology, device validation, and pre-production engineering. This role is responsible for ensuring lab readiness, operational consistency, and effective execution of hardware testing across a broad ecosystem of connected devices and systems.

The Lab Manager serves as the operational backbone between engineering, product, program management, vendors, and field teams-enabling reliable testing, troubleshooting, and deployment of technologies used at enterprise scale.

** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Lab Operations & Infrastructure Ownership*
* - Own day-to-day operations of IoT and systems integration labs supporting hardware validation, product development, and commercialization.

- Maintain lab infrastructure including racks, servers, networking equipment, cabling, and physical space organization.

- Ensure lab environments remain stable, documented, and optimized for concurrent engineering and testing workflows.

- Define and enforce lab standards for configuration management, organization, and operational readiness.

** Hardware Lifecycle & Asset Management*
* - Manage full lifecycle of lab hardware including intake, configuration, deployment, tracking, maintenance, and decommissioning.

- Maintain accurate inventory across IoT devices, servers, displays, POS systems, and peripheral hardware.

- Ensure configuration consistency between lab environments and production-like systems for accurate validation.

** Hardware Validation & Issue Reproduction*
* - Support engineering teams by reproducing, isolating, and diagnosing hardware and system-level issues in controlled lab environments.

- Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and systems engineers to identify root causes and support resolution efforts.

- Translate observed failures into structured technical findings that drive product improvements and engineering action.

** Test Enablement & Execution Support*
* - Prepare lab environments for testing activities including device setup, configuration, connectivity validation, and environment readiness.

- Support firmware validation, software conversion testing, and system integration workflows.

- Maintain lab readiness for rapid, multi-threaded testing requests across multiple programs.

** Cross-Functional Coordination*
* - Act as a central operational partner for program managers, IoT engineers, systems engineers, vendors, and field technicians.

- Coordinate hardware logistics including shipping, receiving, and deployment of test equipment across distributed teams.

- Enable effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to align on lab priorities and constraints.

** Process Development & Operational Improvement*
* - Develop and maintain standardized lab processes, documentation, runbooks, and operational workflows.

- Identify inefficiencies in lab operations and implement improvements to increase scalability, reliability, and speed of execution.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives across lab systems, infrastructure, and workflows **.*
* ** Infrastructure Planning & Expansion*
* - Support design and expansion of new lab environments including R&D spaces and pre-production testing facilities.

- Collaborate on network segmentation, equipment layout, and infrastructure planning to meet technical and operational requirements.

- Partner with facilities and engineering teams to ensure safe, scalable, and functional lab environments.

** Minimum Qualifications*
* - Experience in lab operations, systems engineering support, or hardware infrastructure management

- Strong understanding of hardware lifecycle management and…