# Hardware Lab Manager

Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs. Since 2005, YC has invested in over 6,000 companies, including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Reddit, Instacart, DoorDash, and Coinbase. YC hardware alumni include Stoke Space, Flock Safety, Starcloud, Hubble Network, Boom, and May Mobility. Today, YC has built the most powerful startup community in the world alongside the products and programs to support founders for the life of their company. Job Description: Y Combinator is seeking a Lab Manager who will help manage our YC Hardware Lab. Over 20% of YC startups are now hardware startups, and you’ll help support these founders. The Lab Manager will support founders by managing a space, purchasing and maintaining equipment, reviewing prototypes, and providing founder feedback. The ideal candidate will have built products from prototype to scale. They will have worked with key prototyping machines like CNCs, 3D printers, PCBs, and more. They will have extensive experience maintaining equipment. You’ll enjoy many perks for working at Y Combinator - competitive salary and excellent benefits including fully-paid health care benefits and unlimited vacation - while mentoring th

- **Id**: 3898041
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/y-combinator-hardware-lab-manager>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Francisco, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T03:35:45Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-29T03:35:45Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 11
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- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Venture Capital, Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators

## Company

- **Id**: 703946
- **Name**: Y Combinator
- **Domain**: ycombinator.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/y-combinator>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: yes
- **Ats vendor**: Work at a Startup

## Salary

- **Min**: 200000
- **Max**: 275000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 275000

## Technologies

- **Dropbox** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T23:42:07Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 79
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.837
- **P room**: 0.945
- **Age days**: 11
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: seen:11, win:mid
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 275000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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