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.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret security clearance.

• 7+ years of experience in aircraft systems testing, laboratory operations, systems integration, or a related field.

• Experience leading technical personnel or coordinating teams in an operational, maintenance, laboratory, or test environment.

• Hands-on experience with military aircraft avionics hardware and test equipment.

• Experience troubleshooting electrical systems and technical equipment safely and effectively.

• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work on ladders as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• P-8 aircraft, PaxSIL, NAVAIR, Naval Aviation, or DoD test-and-evaluation experience.
• Experience with RF and fiber-optic test equipment, avionics systems, simulation systems, secure communications, or cryptographic equipment.
• Working knowledge of Linux, network configuration and troubleshooting, Wireshark, and network protocols.
• Familiarity with Navy supply systems, OneTouch, configuration management, and Quality Management System processes.
• Relevant technical, safety, RF, fiber-optic, cryptographic, or hazardous-material certifications.

Benefits

At RMC, we're committed to your career growth! RMC differentiates itself from other firms through its investment in our employees. We invest our resources to train, certify, educate, and build our employees.

RMC can offer you a great place to work with a small company feel and give you the experience, tuition assistance, and certifications that will take your career to the next level. This also includes a competitive paid vacation package with 11 paid federal holidays. Additionally, we also offer high-quality, low-deductible healthcare plans, pet insurance, and a competitive 401K package.

Salary at RMC is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, a candidate's specific combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific requirements. The current salary range for this position will be $115,000 to $125,000 (annually).