# Engineering Operations Lead at Specter

- Company: Specter
- What the company does: Search 55M companies, 550M people and every funding or M&A event in real time—surface hidden startups, size markets and act first. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://tryspecter.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-23
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/specter/03f0a8fb-508d-41a6-b0cb-71b7136a265d
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/specter-engineering-operations-lead/

## About the role

Own Specter's hardware test sites, including site coverage, installations, maintenance, and uptime. Run our internal dogfooding program by deploying Specter products across our offices and manufacturing environments.

## What they're looking for

- A technically fluent operator with strong hands-on instincts and sound business judgment
- Experience in engineering operations, test operations, lab or test-site management, field operations, hardware startups, IT operations, or a similar cross-functional technical role
- Comfort working directly with engineers, technicians, contractors, vendors, and site stakeholders
- A strong systems mindset and a bias toward measurable, repeatable processes
- The ability to PM cross-functional issues end to end: clear owners, tight follow-up and closed loops
- Willingness to install, troubleshoot, and service hardware in the field when needed

Tags: Operations