Operations Manager
Core
Own the operational machinery for a hardware and robotics team building off-grid solar and storage campuses for AI data centers, ensuring tools, equipment, and logistics keep engineers unblocked.
Role type
mid-level operations manager (hardware/robotics facility)
Builds
off-grid solar and storage campuses, proprietary racking, and construction robots
Domain
renewable energy infrastructure + robotics manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
end-to-end project ownership, hands-on equipment handling and repair, contractor/vendor coordination, purchasing and logistics management, shop safety compliance, inventory and asset tracking
Preferred skills
hardware/robotics/manufacturing startup operations, shop equipment familiarity, EHS practices, forklift certification, rigging experience
Technologies
asset-tracking systems, spend tooling, inventory management systems
Responsibilities
run day-to-day operations of the San Francisco office and robotics facility, own tools and equipment lifecycle (purchase, maintenance, repair), coordinate contractors and vendors for facility work, unblock technical teams by sourcing parts and resolving logistics, manage purchasing and logistics between San Francisco and West Texas, maintain shop safety practices, build lightweight processes for inventory and spend tracking, execute operational special projects
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on operator