Hardware Lab Manager (AI)

Location: Based in San Francisco office; requires frequent on-site presence and travel to nearby lab spaces.

Salary: $320,000 - $405,000 USD

Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for society.

What you will do

• Manage physical lab operations across sites, including rack-and-stack, cabling, and power/cooling planning.
• Provision new server and accelerator platforms from crate to SSH-ready state, including firmware, BIOS/UEFI, and OS installation.
• Lead hardware procurement, inventory management, and end-to-end RMA processes with vendors.
• Develop custom debug and programming harnesses (JTAG/SWD/UART) and remote power solutions for engineers.
• Supervise on-site contractors and vendors, including electricians and cabling crews.
• Create technical playbooks and lightweight tooling to enable remote teams to utilize lab resources independently.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience managing hardware or datacenter labs, including power distribution and fiber/copper cabling.
• Working knowledge of server management planes (BMC/IPMI/Redfish, BIOS/UEFI, PXE boot).
• Proficiency in Linux and basic networking (VLANs, DHCP, DNS) to prepare bare-metal machines.
• Experience managing vendors, quotes, and freight for physical equipment.
• Must be based in San Francisco, CA.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and standing up a datacenter or lab from scratch.
• Work with high-density GPU/TPU racks and liquid cooling systems.
• Electronics bench skills such as soldering, rework, and use of multimeters or oscilloscopes.
• Experience with DCIM or asset-management tools like NetBox or ServiceNow.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Collaborative, research-driven environment in a high-impact AI organization.