Founder mentality: We love people who build like it’s their own company. You move fast, take ownership, and find a way through when the path isn’t obvious. You have the drive to make big things happen and the judgment to take smart risks along the way. If you prefer a clearly defined lane, a predictable pace, and all the answers before you start, there’s nothing wrong with that—but Foundry might not be the right fit.
- 3–5 years managing a contractor or hourly workforce of 30+ in a high-throughput operations environment (data collection, AV ops, manufacturing, fulfillment, clinical trials, field ops)
- Proven ability to build workforce operations from the ground up and improve on existing programs
- Comfortable owning operator scorecards, SOP execution, and standardization
- Equally effective at a desk and on the floor, with deep hands-on experience running a shift and solving problems in real time
- Track record tracking and improving operational metrics (throughput, quality, retention, certification rates)
- Experience designing onboarding, certification, and performance management programs in a cross-functional environment
- Collaborative by nature, you consider downstream impacts on data quality, engineering, and operators when making operational decisions
- Bias toward action, scrappy problem solving, and moving fast without sacrificing rigor
WHY JOIN US?
This is one of the only places where world-class manufacturing operators, mechanical engineers, robotics researchers, and software engineers sit in the same room — building production systems together.
We are committed to being deeply embedded in the U.S. industrial base. Our focus is simple: build adaptive robotic assembly systems that make American manufacturing scalable, resilient, and competitive again.
If you want to run a mature, well-defined commercial org, this may not be the role.
If you want to build the commercial engine that brings AI-driven manufacturing to every industrial and energy customer in America — this is it.
The base salary range for this full-time position in the location of Emeryville is:
$150,000—$250,000 USD
Compensation packages at Foundry Robotics for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Foundry Robotics employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, and generous PTO.