Facility Manager - R&D Lab & Research Facility
About the job
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive facilities management experience in a critical environment such as R&D laboratories, data centers, or high-tech manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience managing facility operations and budgets while performing hands-on technical troubleshooting and repairs.
- Prior experience managing construction or renovation projects.
- Ability to work independently, diagnose complex issues without immediate support, and execute repairs under pressure.
- Ability to lift heavy equipment, climb ladders, work in confined spaces, and respond physically to emergencies.
- Verbal and written communication skills for reporting to headquarters, documenting technical work, and coordinating with research staff.
- Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation for emergency support.
- A valid driver's license.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting and repairing low- and medium-voltage systems, generators, and uninterruptible power supply systems.
- Strong aptitude with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, chilled water systems, industrial pumps, and specialized laboratory ventilation, including fume hoods and air handling units.
- Deep knowledge of building automation systems and diagnostic tools.
- Familiarity with clean rooms, precision cooling, and environmental control requirements for research.
- A bachelor's degree in Facility Management, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
- Lead the day-to-day operation and long-term maintenance of the R&D building, and develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
- Personally troubleshoot, repair, and adjust critical infrastructure, including utility power distribution, uninterruptible power supply systems, backup generators, switchgear, power distribution units, chillers, laboratory ventilation, air handling units, precision cooling units, and pumps.
- Ensure environmental standards for temperature, humidity, air quality, and vibration are maintained for sensitive R&D experiments.
- Drive initiatives to improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and operational cost-effectiveness through process changes and technical upgrades.
- Serve as the primary contact for a 24/7 on-call rotation and respond rapidly to after-hours emergencies, alarms, and critical incidents.
- Lead initial emergency response, including system isolation, backup activation, and damage control, and make technical decisions to minimize downtime.
- Investigate incidents to identify root causes, implement immediate fixes, and update procedures to prevent recurrence.
- Oversee minor and medium-scale renovations, laboratory fit-outs, and infrastructure upgrades with minimal disruption to research.
- Provide hands-on support during commissioning of newly installed systems, verify installations meet operational standards, and conduct functional testing before handover.
- Manage external contractors during construction, ensuring alignment with laboratory design standards, safety protocols, and quality requirements.
- Ensure as-built drawings, asset data, and warranty information are captured for long-term maintenance.
- Manage external service providers for routine maintenance and specialized repairs, selecting internal or external resources to optimize costs.
- Ensure vendors and internal activities comply with site safety protocols, laboratory safety standards, OSHA, NFPA, NEC, and local building codes.
- Create and maintain standard operating procedures and emergency operating procedures based on management strategy and field experience.
- Provide regular status updates to the Senior Facilities Manager at headquarters, including uptime and energy-use metrics, incident reports, and risk assessments.
- Develop and manage the facilities operating budget for maintenance, energy, and service contracts, and plan capital improvements based on facility aging.
- Lead business continuity and disaster recovery planning to protect critical research assets, including oversight of fire detection, suppression systems, and hazardous material protocols.
- Professional certifications such as Certified Facility Manager, Certified Energy Manager, or Professional Engineer.
- OSHA 30 certification or equivalent safety training.
About the company
Summary of SK hynix: 1) What does the company do? It is a global producer of semiconductor memory, specializing in DRAM and NAND Flash that power IT devices like computers, phones, and servers. 2) How do its products work? DRAM stores data using tiny capacitors and requires periodic refreshing to keep data, providing fast volatile memory. NAND Flash stores data in non-volatile memory cells and preserves data without power, serving as durable storage. Both chips are mounted in devices to enable fast processing and data retention. 3) How is the company different from competitors? It ranks as the second-largest memory chip maker with a broad product portfolio and strong technology, backed by the SK Group, giving it scale, resources, and global reach. 4) What is the company's goal? To become the world’s best semiconductor company by meeting diverse customer needs and leading in memory technology.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Founded
1983
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2Q26 revenue reached 79.3 trillion won, up 257%, with 76% operating margin.
- SK hynix won TSMC's 2026 Partner of the Year again, reinforcing ecosystem leadership.
- OpenAI, Nvidia, and Microsoft deals locked HBM demand through 2030, sustaining utilization.
What critics are saying
- Samsung raised HBM share to 33% by 2Q26, attacking SK hynix's lead aggressively.
- Indiana packaging starts October 2028, leaving U.S. customers dependent on Korea through 2029.
- Nvidia allocation drives HBM pricing and share, making SK hynix vulnerable to customer concentration.
What makes SK hynix unique
- SK hynix shipped HBM4 in 2Q26 and supplies Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform.
- TSMC awarded SK hynix Partner of the Year for HBM5-CoWoS collaboration in September 2026.
- Indiana's $4 billion HBM packaging fab creates first U.S. back-end base by 2029.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
401(k) Company Match
Educational reimbursement
Donation Matching and volunteering opportunities
Corporate discount programs
Health Insurance
Paid day offs: PTO + Company Holidays + Happy Fridays
Growth & Insights and Company News
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9%Micron Technology has become the 11th largest company in the world, with a market cap of $1.12 trillion, driven by demand for memory chips in AI data centres, smartphones, and PCs. One analyst argues two rivals could overtake it within five years. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), valued at $970 billion, saw second-quarter revenue rise 50% year over year to $11.5 billion. Data centre revenue jumped 107% to $6.7 billion, and AMD's share of the server processor market rose to 34.5% from 27.3%. SK Hynix, valued at $780 billion, holds 50% of the high-bandwidth memory market against Micron's 18%. It trades at 11 times earnings against Micron's 25, and analysts expect long-term earnings-per-share growth of 82%, versus 65% for Micron.
Elon Musk said China can often scale a product it has mastered beyond the rest of the world combined, but advanced memory "will be harder to solve." He cited lithium batteries and solar, and called SpaceX a rare exception. His comments on X came as memory stocks slid. The selloff erased a combined $108 billion from the market values of Micron, SK Hynix, and SanDisk after ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) reported chip-design advances. Musk said low-power memory for phones and laptops follows a common standard that China "seems to be solving fast." High-bandwidth memory and stacked designs are tougher. TrendForce data put CXMT's share of global DRAM revenue at 9.5% in the second quarter, up from 7.6% in the first. Micron fell 3.88% to $989.04 on Monday and lost another 1.40% after hours.
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as tech shares plunged on fresh worries about the AI investment boom. Seoul's Kospi dropped more than 6%, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost nearly 3%, and Taipei fell more than 2%. SK hynix and Samsung slid after reports that China's CXMT had made progress on technology to boost memory density. It plans a new server-memory product by the end of the year, the reports said. Broadcom chief executive officer Hock Tan likened the AI buying frenzy to gambling. He noted that OpenAI still loses money, though it reported annualised revenue of $50 billion in September. Traders are awaiting tech earnings and key US data. Brent crude fell 1.1% to $105.52 despite Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Memory stocks fell after China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) said it made significant progress on a denser chip cell design. CXMT, which is not listed in the US, aims to launch a server memory product built on it by the end of this year, its president Cao Kanyu said at an industry event in Shanghai. Micron fell 4% to $984.28, though it is still up 245% year to date. SK Hynix also dropped 4% to $162.13, and Western Digital fell 2% to $389.04. The Roundhill Memory ETF slid 4% to $54.75, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust held flat. Server memory is the industry's most profitable segment. Micron's adjusted gross margin hit 87% last quarter, up from 45.7% a year earlier.
Applied Materials and SK Hynix both sit at the heart of the AI chip boom, but a comparison of the two favours the memory maker for 2026. SK Hynix leads on growth, valuation and recent profitability. In fiscal 2025, SK Hynix revenue rose about 46.8% to nearly $72.5 billion, with net income near $32.1 billion. Applied Materials posted revenue of nearly $28.4 billion, up about 4.4%, and net income of about $7.0 billion. SK Hynix trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 7x, against 41x for Applied Materials. Its operating margin has topped 50% in recent quarters. Risks differ. Applied Materials faces export controls and settled a $252 million penalty over unauthorised exports. SK Hynix faces volatile memory prices and rivals Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology.