Custom manufacturing services for prototypes to full scale production, for CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding, and more. Get an instant quote. Backed by Accel.
About the role
This is a founding role. The mission is set, the seed capital is committed, and the board is in place. Almost everything else is yours to build: the first grant cycle, the review criteria, the partner program, the measurement framework, and the independent organization itself. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Background in engineering, manufacturing, or the skilled trades, or lived experience of a technical education pathway
- Familiarity with community college and technical program funding, CTE, or registered apprenticeships
- Relationships with FIRST, VEX, SkillsUSA, SME, NAM, the Manufacturing Institute, or similar
- Experience inside a corporate foundation, or navigating the relationship between a foundation and its corporate parent
- Japanese language ability or experience working across U.S. and Japanese organizations
More about this role
MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.
MISUMI Imprint Foundation is the first corporate giving organization in MISUMI Group 's history. It launched in October 2026 with a $2 million seed investment from MISUMI Americas and a mandate to fund the people who will build the physical world.
The reasoning is straightforward. MISUMI supplies the components that engineers design into machines, and as AI moves out of software and into factories, vehicles, operating rooms, and orbit, demand is rising for engineers, machinists, and technicians who can build hardware that works safely and reliably in the real world. The United States is not producing enough of them. The Foundation exists to widen that pipeline.
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