What This Role Is - and Is NotThis is a hands-on execution role. The highest-leverage person in this seat will personally drive critical workstreams, unblock details, chase vendors, build operating systems, prepare materials, walk the floor, write follow-ups, own deadlines, and make sure important things actually happen.
You should be excited by a role where no task is beneath you if it moves the company forward. One day you may be helping prepare for a board meeting or government funding process; the next you may be calling vendors, tightening a project plan, improving a safety process, resolving an operational bottleneck, or sitting with engineers to turn a messy problem into a clear next step. This role is for someone who wants to build, not observe. Operate, not advise.
Ideal Background- 10+ years of experience in high-accountability operating environments, such as industrial startups, manufacturing, energy, defense, aerospace, engineering, project development, government programs, consulting, investing, or the military
- Strong technical fluency and comfort working with engineers, operators, vendors, contractors, and executives
- Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, messy problems and turn them into clear plans, owners, timelines, and outcomes
- Participated in negotiation of contracts and commercial agreements
- Exceptional written communication, project management, analytical judgment, and follow-through
- Willingness to personally execute: drafting, calling, chasing, organizing, documenting, negotiating, troubleshooting, and closing loops
- Strong bias toward action, low ego, high stamina, and comfort operating without a playbook
- Bonus: experience in chemical processing, metals, mining, energy infrastructure, project finance, EPC, advanced manufacturing, or government funding programs
You'll Thrive Here If- You like being close to the work and close to the details
- You get energy from taking chaos and turning it into order
- You are comfortable switching between strategy and execution many times in the same day
- You are a strong writer, clear thinker, and relentless follow-through person
- You can earn credibility with engineers, operators, executives, investors, and government stakeholders
- You do not need a large team, a clean org chart, or perfect information to be effective
- You take pride in doing unglamorous work extremely well when that is what the mission requires
Compensation- Salary range: $180,000-$280,000 annually, commensurate with experience
- Equity, stock options, and/or milestone-based compensation
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k from day 1 with pre-tax and post-tax investing options
Role Expectations- Serve as a force multiplier for the CEO and CTO by taking high-priority, ambiguous problems and driving them to completion
- Process contracts like NDAs with our legal team, prepare presentations, develop financial reporting for investors and our board of directors
- Prepare executive, board, investor, customer, and government-facing materials that are clear, accurate, and action-oriented
- Support operating finance for tax, payroll, reporting, and audits
- Guide the company's human resources program
- Own cross-functional execution across operations, engineering, commercial, finance, government funding, recruiting, and internal company systems
- Chase details relentlessly: vendors, contractors, partners, investors, agencies, candidates, internal owners, deadlines, open questions, and next steps
- Step into whatever urgent workstream matters most, even when it does not fit neatly into a job description
Location- Full-time in-person at our Oakland, California facilities
- Magrathea sponsors visas for candidates from Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand
