Site Operations Engineer, Bay Area (Alameda)

$90,000 - $120,000 + 0.05% - 0.15%

Bay Area (Alameda), 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 and e-bikes 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, 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.

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 HazMat shipping regulations for Ground and/or Air

• Familiarity with facilities management and logistics

Location

This role is in-office, five days a week at Glimpse’s Bay Area (Alameda), CA facility.

Interview process

• Phone screen with recruiter (15-20 minutes)

• Intro call with hiring manager (30 minutes)

• Live technical interview session (1 hour)

• Intro call or in-person meeting with a Bay Area team member (30 minutes)

• On-site interviews (half a day in Boston, MA)

• Two reference checks

• Background check before start date

We offer

• Incredible growth prospects in a well-funded Series A climate company

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employee and dependents

• 401(k) plan with a company match

• Unlimited PTO

• 12-week parental leave for both parents

General Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request to enable candidates to perform the essential functions of the position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand for long periods of time

• Reach with hands and arms, and use hands to grip and handle

• Read and write

• Lift and/or move up to 35 pounds