Infrastructure Manager

📋 Job Overview

The mission of this role is to own the continuous stream of capital projects that keep 1X's production and R&D spaces ahead of what the business needs. As major build-outs move forward, the day-to-day projects don't stop: a new NPI line needs a revised layout, a new tool needs power and air, a lab needs a wall moved and a gas line run. You take these projects from scope to occupancy so the team's leadership can focus on the next building. You are the technical point of contact between internal stakeholders and the architects, engineers, and contractors who deliver the work, and you are accountable for each project landing on time, on budget, and built right.

🏢 About 1X

We're building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it's not. To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you're inspired by this, you'll thrive here. We've been at this since 2014 and we're at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us. NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We're not demoing it - we're shipping it. We're excited to meet you, if this excites you. If you've spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We're scaling, we're hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.

🎯 The Role

The Facilities and Infrastructure team designs, builds, and runs the physical spaces where NEO is engineered, built, and tested: production lines, NPI areas, labs, test environments, and the buildings around them. As 1X moves into full production in San Carlos and prepares a second site in Los Angeles, every new line, tool, and lab lands on this team first. The team's pace sets the pace at which the rest of the company can scale.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Deliver multiple concurrent capital projects, from $50K layout revisions to multi-million-dollar tenant improvements, from scoping through permitting, construction, commissioning, and close-out, on schedule and within budget.
• Own technical coordination across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and architectural scopes so that layouts, utility diagrams, and specifications are right before construction starts, not fixed after.
• Drive external partners, including architects, MEP engineers, general contractors, and vendors, through scoping, bidding, contracting, and execution, and hold them accountable to 1X's timelines.
• Build and run lightweight project controls (budget, schedule, change tracking, and permit status) that give manufacturing, engineering, EHS, and leadership a clear view of every active project without slowing the work down.
• Partner with manufacturing, NPI, and lab stakeholders to turn their needs into buildable scopes, and make the trade-off calls that keep projects moving when requirements change.

📌 Required Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in electrical, mechanical, or MEP engineering, or in structural or civil engineering, architecture, or construction management.
• 5+ years of experience delivering capital construction or build-out projects end to end, including permitting and authority-having-jurisdiction coordination, construction, and commissioning.
• Demonstrated ability to review and direct MEP design, including layouts, utility diagrams, and specifications.
• Proven track record of managing architects, engineers, general contractors, and vendors through the RFP, contract, and execution phases.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with their own budgets and schedules.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience in electrical or mechanical/MEP engineering
• Professional License preferred
• Exposure to owner-side project management, including internal stakeholder alignment and capital funding requests.
• Experience with manufacturing, R&D, lab, or test-facility build-outs in hardware, robotics, EV, aerospace, or biotech environments.
• Familiarity with Bay Area permitting and local authorities.
• Exposure to a startup or hyper-growth environment, and PMP, PE, or LEED credentials.

🎁 Benefits

Compensation: $150K – $200K • Offers Equity

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Team members at 1X who thrive here are builders. They move fast, own their work completely, and treat time like it's the one thing you can't get back - because it is. They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask. We push each other to be better, and we do it with honesty and respect.