Team Lead Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Hands-on production or manufacturing build experience, ideally with electromechanical hardware, robotics, or comparable technical assembly.
• Commitment to repeatability and process discipline, including building to SOPs, maintaining quality, and meeting schedules in a delivery-driven environment.
• Ability to thrive in a new environment and help establish a foundation for a newly formed team.
• Technical ability to triage build issues, resolve what can be handled on the floor, and recognize when to escalate.
• Ability to read and build to drawings, work instructions, and BOMs, and reason about revision changes across builds.
• Solid assembly fundamentals, including use of hand tools, fastening, cable and harness routing, and attention to build quality.
• Natural team leadership, clear communication, and the ability to keep people moving and support colleagues.
• Comfort working in an industrial environment around heavy equipment and following shop safety practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience running or leading an assembly or production line as it scaled.
• Familiarity with 3D models or CAD; Onshape is a plus.
• Exposure to PLM/ERP systems such as Arena or NetSuite and ticketing or collaboration tools such as Linear, Notion, Slack, or JIRA.
• Experience with wire soldering, connector crimping, or schematic reading.
• Forklift and/or personnel lift certification.
• Familiarity with MES and work-instruction systems.

Responsibilities

• Run the production line day to day, keeping builds on track with the approved plan, assigning and sequencing work, and stepping in on the floor to maintain momentum.
• Build alongside technicians and set the standard for quality and craftsmanship at every station.
• Ensure the team builds to released specifications and SOPs, using the current validated revision.
• Own first-line quality on the floor, catch issues early, and ensure fallout or nonconforming units are pulled and routed to the Bot Prototype team for rework.
• Serve as the first point of contact for technicians, resolve everyday issues, and escalate issues to the manager when appropriate.
• Partner with the manager and NPI to translate the build plan into a smooth daily cadence, taking on more planning over time.
• Write and close tickets in Linear, document floor issues, and collaborate with Engineering, Planning, and Quality while keeping the manager informed of issues affecting quality, schedule, or design.
• Champion floor safety through proper PPE, shop practices, and a clean, organized workspace.
• Help onboard and train Bot Production Technicians and help establish the team's culture.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity grants.
• Fully subsidized health coverage, including medical baseline plans, dental, and vision for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) plans and employer-subsidized life insurance.
• Fully subsidized lunch and snacks at headquarters.
• Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including one week over the winter break.
• Voluntary pet insurance, voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage.
• Fully subsidized tax advisory services and education to help employees understand their equity.
• Commuter benefits, including up to $150 monthly.
• Onsite gym and showers at headquarters.