# Lab Operations Specialist - Company: [Dexmate]() - Location: Fremont Office - Team: Operations - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: August 30, 2026 ## Job description ## The role You'll build and run the physical operations layer of the company: how material comes in, how it gets tracked, how it reaches the engineer who needs it, and how finished robots get out the door and to a customer in one piece. Today that means inventing the system. Later it means running and scaling it. This is a hands-on job. You'll be on the floor, in the lab, and on the loading dock. ## What you'll do **Inventory and materials** * Design and run our inventory system end to end — part numbering, bin and location scheme, receiving, put-away, cycle counts * Own inventory accuracy across labs, warehouses, and set the accuracy targets we hold ourselves to * Kit parts for robot builds and get them to the right bench at the right time * Manage consumables and reorder points: fasteners, cabling, adhesives, PPE, ESD supplies * Track tools and lab equipment, including calibration schedules and preventative maintenance **Lab operations** * Set and enforce lab organization standards — labeled storage, bench discipline, 5S, clean-as-you-go * Own ESD compliance and lab safety practices * Handle battery and hazmat storage in line with our lithium-ion safety requirements * Support lab buildouts: new benches, test stations, equipment installs **Customer shipping** * Own outbound robot shipments end to end, domestic and international * Design and source crating and packaging — shock mounting, tip and impact indicators, reusable vs. one-way * Manage freight forwarders and carriers; quote and book LTL, FTL, and air freight; select Incoterms * Prepare export documentation: commercial invoices, packing lists, HS classification, certificates of origin * Maintain serial-number-level tracking and as-shipped configuration records for every unit * Handle cargo insurance and damage claims * Coordinate inbound and outbound with our Seoul office ## What we're looking for * 3+ years in hardware lab operations, materials management, or logistics at a hardware, robotics, or capital equipment company * Direct experience with inbound and outbound logistics, including international shipments * You've built or meaningfully improved an inventory system, not just operated one someone else designed * Comfortable around engineering hardware — you can read a BOM, understand why a part revision matters, and handle prototypes without damaging them * High bar for organization and accuracy, and willing to hold other people to it * Able to lift 50 lbs and be on your feet for much of the day ## Strong pluses * Current hazmat / dangerous goods certification for lithium batteries (49 CFR ground, IATA DGR air). If you don't have it, we'll certify you — but someone here needs it before our first unit ships. * Experience shipping capital equipment internationally: semiconductor tooling, medical imaging, industrial automation, or similar * Export compliance background — ECCN classification, restricted party screening, license determination * Forklift certification * Experience at a company that scaled from prototype builds to customer shipments ## Apply [Apply on Dexmate]() Canonical job page: