We're reinventing aircraft from the engine forward. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
About the role
As an early team member, you’ll drive our procurement and vendor operations, with the opportunity to grow into broader responsibilities across the supply chain team.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, operations, production control, manufacturing, or vendor coordination in a hardware environment
- Strong bias toward action, you move quickly, follow up relentlessly, and know how to unblock teams under schedule pressure
- Exceptional organization skills, with the ability to track many parts, suppliers, quotes, purchase orders, delivery dates, and open issues at once
- Experience working with technical teams and the ability to quickly understand engineering requirements, drawings, specifications, and part descriptions
- Strong supplier communication skills, comfortable calling vendors, requesting quotes, negotiating basic terms, confirming schedules, and escalating when needed
- Detail-oriented and process-minded, with the ability to create clean trackers, maintain accurate records, and build lightweight systems where none exist
More about this role
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company developing a scalable technology platform to power critical infrastructure, mission operations, and the future of flight. We apply aerospace engineering and quality standards across our products, delivering high performance, reliability, and efficiency for the most demanding operating environments. Astro Mechanica is backed by leading venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Giant Step Capital, United Airlines Ventures, and Voyager Ventures.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
We’re seeking a Procurement Associate who will move fast to get critical parts, materials, equipment, and services into the hands of our prototyping, testing, propulsion, and manufacturing teams. You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-driven. You thrive in a fast-paced hardware environment with many moving parts. You are comfortable chasing suppliers,...
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