What are the responsibilities and job description for the Facility Operations Lead position at Grafton Sciences?
About Grafton Sciences
We’re building AI systems with general physical ability — the capacity to experiment, engineer, or manufacture anything. We believe achieving this is a key step towards building superintelligence. With deep technical roots and real-world progress at scale (e.g., a $42M NIH project), we’re pushing the frontier of physical AI. Joining us means inventing from first principles, owning real systems end-to-end, and helping build a capability the world has never had before.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Facility Operations Lead to oversee the daily operations, safety, and reliability of a highly automated engineering lab. You’ll manage station layouts, environmental controls, material routing, equipment uptime, and robotic safety zones. This role is both strategic and hands-on — ensuring that tools run reliably, the floor operates safely, and the infrastructure required for autonomous fabrication is always available and maintained.
Responsibilities
- Manage lab floor operations, including station layout, material flow, utilities, and environmental control systems.
- Oversee safety protocols, robot safety zones, interlocks, risk assessments, and compliance procedures.
- Maintain equipment uptime through preventative maintenance, facility monitoring, and reliability planning.
- Coordinate scheduling alignment, machine availability, and operational readiness across engineering and manufacturing teams.
Qualifications
- Experience running operations in robotics, advanced manufacturing, or R&D-intensive lab environments.
- Strong knowledge of equipment safety, facilities infrastructure, preventative maintenance, and lab workflow management.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve issues across mechanical, electrical, and environmental systems.
- Comfortable owning complex operational systems in a fast-moving, multidisciplinary engineering environment.
Above all, we look for candidates who can demonstrate world-class excellence.
Compensation
We offer competitive salary, meaningful equity, and benefits.