Operations Manager

About the role

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day operations of our San Francisco office and robotics facility, keeping the workshop organized, stocked, and safe so engineers can build without friction.
• Own tools and equipment end to end: purchasing, on-site availability, maintenance, and repair, so nothing on the build schedule waits on hardware.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors for facility buildout, maintenance, and specialized work, from scoping and scheduling through completion and payment.
• Unblock the technical team daily: source parts, chase deliveries, handle receiving and returns, and resolve whatever stands between an engineer and their next test.
• Run purchasing and inbound and outbound logistics for the robotics program, including shipments of parts, equipment, and hardware between San Francisco and our West Texas site.
• Set and maintain basic shop safety practices, including training, PPE, signage, and housekeeping, in a facility with heavy machines under test.
• Build lightweight processes for inventory, asset, and spend tracking that keep the operation legible without slowing anyone down.
• Own operational special projects end to end, from facility improvements to new equipment installs, defining scope and driving them to done.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in an operational role such as workshop, lab, facility, manufacturing, or field operations.
• Track record of owning projects end to end, from ambiguous ask through delivered result.
• Hands-on by default: you are comfortable moving equipment, assembling benches, and fixing things yourself, not just coordinating from behind a screen.
• Experience coordinating contractors, vendors, and service providers, including negotiating scope and holding them to schedule.
• Strong organization and follow-through across many parallel threads, with clear, direct communication with engineers and outside parties.
• Sound judgment and bias for action in low-structure situations: you find the fastest safe path and take it.

Nice to have

Salary and Benefits

• Up to $15K relocation bonus
• Unlimited PTO
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• $1K monthly stipend for meals