Operations Manager - Robotics
A $15M funded Physical AI company is opening its US hub in Austin and hiring its first US Operations Manager. They make existing forklifts, wheel loaders and heavy machinery fully autonomous. No fleet replacement. They are already live across multiple customer sites in Europe, with strong US demand. The CEO and Chief Delivery Officer are on the ground in Austin building the warehouse and lab right now.
What you'll do:
Own operational performance across live customer sites (KPIs, uptime, safety, service quality) - Recruit, train and manage the US operator team Scale customer accounts from 1 or 2 machines to 30 or 40+Help build the Austin operating base from scratch
Requirements:
- Experience in operations or deployment in an industrial setting
- Hands-on experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones or industrial automation Experience managing and training operator or shift-based teams
- Comfortable with around 40% travel, up to 3 weeks at a time
Based in Austin, TX (hybrid, 2 to 3 days in office and warehouse)US citizen or Green Card holder$150K to $180K base plus equity.
Interviews are happening on site in Austin in early October.