Site Operations Engineer, Bay Area

SITE OPERATIONS ENGINEER, BAY AREA $90,000 - $120,000 + 0.05% - 0.15% Bay Area, CA ABOUT GLIMPSE The last decade has been incredibly exciting for electric mobility. However, the electrification of the transportation industry has scaled while relying on an insufficient set of quality control tools. This has led to uncomfortably high rates of battery pack failure and multi-billion-dollar safety recalls. In our view, every headline of electric vehicles https://www.npr.org/2023/03/28/1166625069/batteries-are-catching-fire-at-sea and e-bikes https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/14/new-york-e-bike-batteries-fires-delivery-workers catching fire is a major impediment towards an all-electric future. After having spent a few years in the trenches of battery and electric vehicle factories at Tesla and Toyota, Glimpse’s cofounders set out to build a technology to enable battery quality at scale. In March 2024, Glimpse launched the Glimpse Portal https://app.glimp.se/, the first scalable X-ray-powered quality management platform for battery cells. Today, Glimpse serves over 80 customers, including some of the world’s largest battery producers and OEMs, such as Lucid Motors, NASA, Archer Aviation, Sila Nanotechnologies, and the Navy. ROLE Following the rapid expansion of our Scan On Demand operations in Boston, MA, we are establishing a Bay Area facility to continue serving our growing customer base. Reporting to Glimpse’s Head of Operations, your areas of responsibility will include: In the early days: - Facility setup: Coordinate with freight shippers, riggers, and vendors to install an industrial X-ray CT scanner at the facility. - Shipping training: Complete the DOT and IATA trainings required to ship and receive lithium-ion cells. - Radiation training: Complete the training required to become the facility’s Radiation Safety Officer. - CT Scanning: Following the Boston facility’s protocols, learn how to smoothly operate the CT scanner and process CT scans to the Glimpse Portal. Over time: - Knowledge expansion: Grow more comfortable operating the CT scanner, developing new recipes, and making new fixtures. Understand the Glimpse Portal frontend and backend and utilize all tools as needed. - Own the facility's production operations: Manage all inbound and outbound orders, develop new CT scan recipes as needed, meet all order deadlines, hit revenue targets, and communicate with customers when appropriate. - Maintain operational efficiency: Track scanner utilization, identify areas for improved output, and minimize CT scanner downtime. - Manage site growth and resources: Own the facility’s growth targets and schedule, determine when to grow the team, and lead the hiring process for a CT technician - Adapt and scale processes: Starting from Boston’s existing practices, build a set of production and safety protocols, and direct how the site operates day-to-day. OUR CULTURE AND VALUES A working draft of our culture and values aspirations can be found here https://glimpse-eng.notion.site/Glimpse-values-culture-and-guidelines-117227f570a846c59bb89b36f077402e. YOU’RE FIRED UP BY: - Making batteries and other hardware products safer, more affordable, and less wasteful. - Relentlessly getting things done and taking ownership for and pride in your work. - Designing and enforcing best practices to ensure both safety and operational efficiency. - Running a smooth operation that hits revenue targets and delights our customers. YOU HAVE: *If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply! - Experience establishing lab and/or production operations. - Experience operating any type of machinery with associated safety protocols - Strong ability to manage multiple projects with differing timelines - Excellent time management and prioritization - High attention to detail - 3+ years of professional work experience - US citizenship or a green card NICE-TO-HAVE: - Familiarity with X-ray and/or CT scanning - Familiarity with Ha…