Laboratory Operations Lead

Location: Patuxent River, MD

Clearance: Active Top Secret security clearance required

Work Schedule: Full-time, onsite; occasional early, late, or after-hours test support may be required.

Overview

RMC is seeking a Laboratory Operations Lead to support the P-8 Patuxent River System Integration Laboratory (PaxSIL). This hands-on leader will oversee daily laboratory operations, lead technical personnel, maintain mission-critical test equipment, and support aircraft-system integration, test, and sustainment activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and assign work to laboratory personnel.
• Coordinate laboratory schedules, resources, maintenance, and test-event support.
• Set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot avionics, electrical, RF, fiber-optic, simulation, cryptographic, and network equipment.
• Support test execution, including pre-test preparation, monitoring, data collection, and documentation.
• Manage lab inventory, calibration, maintenance records, supplies, and configuration changes.
• Ensure compliance with security, safety, quality, DoD, and NAVAIR requirements.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks affecting personnel, equipment, schedules, and lab availability.
• Maintain a safe, organized, mission-ready laboratory environment.