Backed by Khosla.
About the role
Every part that goes into our robot: who makes it, at what price, on what lead time, to what quality. This is the hands-on role. You build the supplier base for production, develop domestic sources for the sub-systems that need them, and make sure the line never waits on a part. You start with a bill of materials, a design team and a few suppliers; you end with a qualified, dual-sourced supply chain that supports production with our manufacturing partner. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- You have built a supplier base for a hardware product going into production, not managed or handed to you, and you produce results in weeks, not quarters
- Deep experience with machined and cast metal parts, gears or actuators, motors, PCBAs and harnesses, and the suppliers who make them, you read drawings and GD&T
- You have developed new suppliers in new regions and qualified them to a standard
- Strong commercial record: you have negotiated price, tooling and terms with suppliers and contract manufacturers
- You are fluent in BOMs, change control, should-cost and cost roll-ups, and comfortable with the people who design the product
- 8 or more years in supply chain, sourcing or supplier development for complex hardware, with time in a mature organization so you know what the systems look like at scale, you have led a small team or are ready to, engineering degree preferred
More about this role
We are a full-stack general-purpose robot company, born across San Francisco and Paris and bound by a single mission: to make general-purpose robots a reality, unlocking infinite physical labor for the world and freeing people for creativity, exploration, and the pursuits they love for their own sake.
We are French and American by birth and global by nature. We are backed by partners who share our vision, including Eclipse, Khosla Ventures, Bpifrance, and HSG, alongside Eric Schmidt, Xavier Niel, Daniela Rus, and Vladlen Koltun. Our people work across the Bay Area and Europe, building the engine that will teach robots to do real work in the real world. We recently unveiled Eno, our wheeled, dexterous robot powered by our GENE foundation model, and we are starting to put it to work with real customers.
Every part that goes into our robot: who makes it, at what price, on what lead time, to what quality. This is the hands-on role. You build the supplier base for production, develop domestic sources for the sub-systems that need them, and make sure the line never waits on a part. You start with a bill of materials, a design team and a few suppliers; you end with a qualified,...
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