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Founding Manufacturing Operations Lead

Prototyping.io · Palo Alto, CA, US

$130k - $200k
On-site
Full-time
Lead
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Job Description

We’re looking for someone who loves building things, solving problems, and working at the intersection of manufacturing, AI, and operations.

No two days will look the same. One day, you might be reviewing engineering drawings and deciding how parts should be manufactured. The next day, you might be launching entirely new in-house manufacturing capabilities, coordinating a large hardware shipment, improving internal workflows, or helping onboard new manufacturing partners. 

What you’ll do

  • Own manufacturing operations from customer order through delivery
  • Help build and expand our manufacturing capabilities
  • Work closely with CNC, sheet metal, 3D printing, & injection molding manufacturing partners
  • Coordinate production schedules, logistics, and customer deliveries
  • Work with our engineering team to improve manufacturing workflows
  • Build systems and processes that enable us to scale efficiently
  • Solve problems quickly and keep projects moving
  • Hire contractors, and external resources when needed

Who we’re looking for

  • High ownership and strong execution skills
  • Strong mechanical and manufacturing engineering fundamentals
  • Comfortable reading engineering drawings and understanding how parts get made
  • Ability to analyze CAD files, engineering drawings, and determine requirements, and production approaches
  • Familiarity with CNC machining, sheet metal, 3D Printing and injection molding 
  • Excited about hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, and AI
  • Extremely organized and detail-oriented
  • Loves moving fast and figuring things out
  • Thrives in ambiguous, early-stage startup environments

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + meaningful equity
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Daily lunch
  • Flexible time off
  • Latest hardware and unlimited Claude + OpenAI access

Why join?

You’ll be one of the earliest employees helping build a company at the intersection of AI and manufacturing.

If you want to help reinvent how physical products get built, we’d love to talk.

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