Machine Shop Manager

Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company on a mission to make high-performance housing attainable and abundant in the communities where people want to live. Through our vertically integrated delivery model and highly automated microfactories, we deliver climate-resilient homes and buildings with greater speed and predictability than traditional construction.

Our volumetric modular buildings are produced in our Andover, MA microfactory, with a growing pipeline across North America and a new microfactory on the way in Billerica, MA. We are building a system that balances repeatability with site-responsive design, enabling homes adaptable to each site, community, and customer need. Our cross-disciplinary team brings together architecture, robotics, design engineering, software, factory operations, and field delivery to change how housing gets delivered.

We're reimagining the future of housing through a smarter and more sustainable system that empowers people to live better. Come build it with us.

We're looking for a Mechanical Shop & Lab Manager to own FAB1's machine shop, a fully equipped space with mills, lathes, laser cutters, welding equipment, and 3D printers that supports engineering and prototyping across the company. This is a hands-on, full-time role for someone who wants a shop to actually be theirs: maintaining the equipment, running point on tooling and consumables, and building a real training program so employees across the company can get certified on machines safely and confidently.

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• 3+ years of hands-on experience in a machine shop, fab shop, or similar environment.

• Deep working knowledge of mills, lathes, laser cutters, welding, and 3D printing — comfortable both operating and maintaining this equipment.

• Experience training others on shop equipment and safety procedures, or strong instinct for how to build that kind of program from scratch.

• Highly organized, with a track record of bringing structure to a space that didn't have it.

• Comfortable owning a space independently — this role has a lot of autonomy and needs someone who takes initiative rather than waiting for direction.

• Strong communicator who can set and hold boundaries on safety and access without being a bottleneck.

• Experience managing a shop, lab, or makerspace in an academic, startup, or industrial setting.

• Background in mechanical design or fabrication (can read drawings, build fixtures, support prototyping).

• Familiarity with tool/inventory management systems.

• OSHA or equivalent safety certification experience.